Horse Care & Riding : How to Wash a Horse

Start with the lower legs to wash a horse, and avoid frightening the horse by keeping the water pointed down. Wash a horse with tips from an equestrian team coach in this free video on horseback riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• horseback riding
• horse back
• horse care
• horse riding
• equestrian
• grooming horses

[youwhoo888]

Bathing a horse doesn't always require soaps/shampoos. Like she says in the beginning, just water works well after a stressful ride. If your horse is young it's better for their developing muscles, and for any other age it makes it less tense. Soaps & shampoos work better for grass/mud stains, before shows, or a special event. :)

[marcieincooke]

@XxDavidDesrosiersxX Completely correct! NEVER spray a horse in the face! Sponge! I knew a horse that became head shy because of that! It was a very spooky horse but still you should never risk it!

[BreezyRider27]

When I wash my horse, she loves to take the hose in her mouth like a straw to drink the water :)

[bennyboo622]

well i know that if u want to just wet them down after a ride but when u wash them u should use shampoo

[MissConversee]

Is that an irish draught?0.0

[AbieyieLovesYou]

all you keep giving advice too her. she dont need it. why watch her videos, when she is the one supposed too be helping you, not u helping her!

[hrawet]

hehe, at my stables you get a bucket and a sponge. none of this hosepipe lark

[karah0bug]

You always want to wet them down in this order 1.Legs 2.Cheast/neck 3.haunches 4. low bell (if you see a musle tense up or kind of stick out start over with the legs,because that means there in shock of how hot or cold the water is and last you spray the back. When thy have ahot musles after a ride and you spray the water on there back, that will mke there back sway down and make it harder to ride at a younger age.

[annmurphy1000]

COuld you use a towel to dry them off?

[greenbunnydog5]

i love how she just cleaned one half of the horse :D

[Guitarfreaktotally]

@XxDavidDesrosiersxX

excuse me, not trying to be rude but yea, actually you can.

[SolutionByEvolution]

"If you leave the water on it will heat up and make your horse hotter", what on earth are you talking about. Have you ever been warmer because your clothes were wet?