sticky yucky mud ....

[confidentgal08]

how does everyone get this hoorrible clay mud off the horse legs (or any where else that you didnt think was possiable) easily. it takes ages to dry and when it does dry it just hangs there welded to the horse. If you hose it off 9/10 times you get soaked yourself or you get a hole in the rubber glove waiting for a kettle to boil seems to take forever and when your scrubbing you end up with a weak nail and it breaks!!

what does everyone use or do? out of curisioty

[jakeandbarneysmum]

I've got a gel grooming mitt - it's very soft and bendy, so you can mould it around bony bits (legs and face) and rub away without hurting the horse. The boys seem to like it! Mind you, we are lucky and don't get too much mud here - sandy soil!

[Bay Mare]

Hose it as soon as possible or wait for it to dry and brush. I use AlvaHorse stuff on the legs when I've had time to clean them properly which helps a bit. I wanted one of those horse washers for Christmas ... I want doesn't get apparently!

[nutkin]

hose it off of legs provided they are in for the night, but otherwise I use one of these.
www.wildhorsetrainer.co.uk/grooming/brushes-and-tools/curry-combs/metal-curry-comb/mud-buster-revesible-curry-comb/prod_393.html
brilliant tool and once you have used one you will wonder how you managed without.

[Tuppence]

7-Day Mudaway!! I never thought it would work, but it does and even though its expensive it does last 7 days between spraying. We have the same sticky clay as you, so give it a go. I think its meant for manes and tails but we spray it on legs and then brush it in a little bit and this is the first year with no mud fever so far (touchwood)

[clare3603]

I also use 7 day mud away great stuff mud doesnt stick at all! Really notice the difference when I get my friends horse in as he doesnt have it on and the mud takes ages to get off.

[marianne]

I have very clayey soil here which is a real bummer but I choose NOT to wash the mud away - unless a horse is suffering from mud fever, because I think we further weaken any natural protection anytime we wash. As and when the ground dries then I'll brush it off ......

[lindsas]

I'm in Essex too and when we had our boys in livery the soil was really heavy clay - our feathery cob would collect mud that dried and would actually clank together like chimes! I never did find anything at the time that would remove it apart from scizzors

Luckily, our soil at home is much better, even though it's only a couple of miles away from our old livery yard. As he has arthritis I like to let his feathers grow in the winter to help keep him warm, so at least he can have his feathers and still be able to sneak up on Legend without being heard

[horsey2]

I use the 7day too or baby oil on legs mane and tails, has made a real difference in stopping the mud stick