How do I get rid of hair on a saddle pad ?
by admin on August 24, 2010
My saddle pad is covered with hair from shedding season . It's cover all over like soo much hair . I don't want to wash it in the washer machine because i don't want to ruin the washer machine. What should i do to get rid of the hair ?
9 comments
It wont do anything to the washer. But if you don’t want to put it in there , what i do come to testing day.. TOOTH PICK
! Same with the girth. It may take a while and you might go through a couple thousand tooth picks (LOLJK) But most of the time it works.
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by Brooke Shortt on August 24, 2010 at 4:10 am. #
take your stiff brush and wisk it off, also if you’ve got a shedding blade,(metal curry comb) like this one http://www.tractorsupply.com/equine/horse-grooming/horse-combs/equine-editions-double-shedding-horse-grooming-blade-5700061 and turn the pad up side down ( so the side that would be on the horse is facing up wards, and put it on a fence rail and run the blade over it, thats what i did with mine, i did mine atleast weekly or ever 2 weeks, then when its mostly hair free wash it in the washing machine with some polo wraps. hope this helps ♥
by mcgraw_hill_fan62394 on August 24, 2010 at 4:45 am. #
It wont ruin the washing machine… unless your washing machine is made of cardboard. It’ll be fine.
by Barreler on August 24, 2010 at 4:58 am. #
First use a stiff brush to get off the loose stuff. Then use a lint roller to get the rest off. You’ll go through a bunch of the roller sheets, but it keeps the hair out of your next load of laundry, lol.
PS- It’s best to have a large space on a hard-ish floor to spread out the saddle pad. You don’t want to fold it over and do one side (left or right) at a time, because when you flip the pad over, the hair from the un-rollered side that fell onto the carpet/floor will get back all over the side you just rollered.
by Road Apples on August 24, 2010 at 5:25 am. #
It wont do anything to your washing machine, hang it out to dry though, don’t put it in the Dryer because it might shrink. If you absolutely don’t want to though, hose it down and take a stiff brush and, brush it. It is a good idea to wash you saddle pad about every three times you use it because if it gets dirty the dirt, sweat, and hair will harden and rub your horse, making it uncomfortable on his withers, shoulders, and back.
by Savannah H on August 24, 2010 at 5:40 am. #
POWERWASHER!! We use our power washer to clean ours. Cause they can get pretty nasty in the spring.
by BarrelRacingLvr on August 24, 2010 at 6:21 am. #
i use a lint brush thing like this:
http://static.promopeddler.com/prodpics/bigprodimgs/4740000/4743783.jpg
then put it in the washer.
by horssecrazzy on August 24, 2010 at 7:07 am. #
Don’t use the washing machine! If you have lots of hair on it, the hair could ball up and clog your washing machine (which is not a pretty sight when there is water running through your house!)
I’ve had great luck with the Slick n’ Easy http://www.statelinetack.com/item/slick-n-easy-grooming-block/SLT051673/ Just do short, quick strokes on your pad just like you would do on your horse and it should pull most (if not all) the hair out.
Good luck!
by Dunfilly on August 24, 2010 at 7:32 am. #
my trainer told me if i want to clean mine i should take it to a self car wash . i havent actually tried it but she does and it works really well .
by Faith Bailey on August 24, 2010 at 7:45 am. #