The day dawned HOT - which made it a perfect spa day! We had to run errands, most done in an air conditioned car or store. As the day progressed, it got hotter and more humid.
We gave the horses baths today - starting with the minis. Little horses are harder to wash
than big horses. Even if they behave themselves, their lower chasis makes it more difficult to get them washed, rinsed and combed out. We tried several different products to get all the dirt, dried manure, schmegma, etc., off these guys.
No affiliation, would recommend using EZall spray equine body wash. It really works as advertised, don't get as wet yourself, because you do it from a distance, eliminating some of the hazards of washing an unruly horse.
In the past, Lil Fred has been a total demon, out-of-control crazy horse. He's been known to kick, plunge and otherwise become dangerous, as dangerous as a 250 lbs. miniature horse can be. He's been just as bad with fly spray and other items that need to be applied by spray bottle.
He was much better this time, taking it like a gentleman, mostly.
Sprite is a girly-girl. She loves the bath, loves having her hair 'done' and all that stuff. I wanted to wait until they were dry to put them out, but we ran out of time/daylight and they rolled, while wet, in their stalls.
We also did the big boys, which is so much easier.
