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Horse Equipment: On Maintenance

Article Category: Advice

Author Name: Nick Morgan

People keep horses for various reasons. It can be the sheer pleasure of trail riding or the excitement of hunting. Others need horses for ranch work while some breed horses for business. Whatever your reasons are for keeping one, you need proper horse equipment, not just to make riding easy but also to be able to communicate with and control your horse.

However, things just don't stop at purchasing appropriate horse tack. If you already acquired some, you would know how some of these gears and supplies can get pretty pricey. That's why you have to keep them in good condition. You would want to be able to use them for a long time. You would want gears to be available whenever you need them, which would most likely be frequently.

Now, what if some horses get sick? In this case, your maintenance efforts needed to be doubled. Not only do you need to keep things neat and orderly, but you also need to make sure some of these equipment are sterilized. Heck, it doesn't even take an infection or an illness for a horse owner to keep his equipment clean. A common blunder is for horse owners to keep things clean only when there is sickness. Don't fall prey to that mistake.

Material for horse equipment ranges from leather and synthetic leather to nylon. The reason why this needs to be mentioned is that different types of materials have different reactions to the cleaning agents used on them. For example, antibacterial sprays and similar liquids might work well on nylon, but it will wreak havoc on leather. Considering that some leather saddles can cost as much as $5000.00, you really wouldn't want that leather to crumble.

The main selling points of leather is its durability and its being low-maintenance. For horse shows and formal competitions, leather is the byword. That is why in addition to keeping it clean, you also have to keep it looking good. When cleaning leather, you may use soap, and to keep its sheen, you need to polish later.

Now, you can afford to do almost anything with nylon. Bleach and water, plus your trusty sponge or an old (but clean) rag will do. Tap water can be used when horses aren't ill at all, otherwise, it is suggested that the water be heated first to reduce the population of bacteria. A 10% solution is enough. But when there is sickness, it is recommended that the percentage be doubled. If the sickness has something to do with an infection and can get quite contagious, a 50% solution is recommended.

When you wash horse blankets, remember the different-reactions-to-different-cleaning-agents-and-methods rule. Be particularly careful with wool as well, because it might shrink when it isn't air-dried.

Speaking of which, air-drying is still the best method. Expose your equestrian equipment to sunlight and make it a less habitable place for the three Ms - molds, mildews and some types of microbes.

Keeping your stables and horse equipment clean will go a long way in keeping your horses healthy. And whatever you purposes for horse rearing are – be it business, pleasure, or both, keeping a horse healthy would contribute to that purpose.

Keywords: horse equipment, equestrian supplies

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