The first step to bathing your horse is to gather all your supplies. You do not want to start your horse’s bath without everything nearby any more than you would bath yourself without supplies. Once you have all your supplies collected in the bathing area, bring the horse to the area where you will be bathing. The best place to wash a horse is in a wash rack, with rubber mats. A wash rack is not always available, therefore, a safe place, without debris, or things that can be backed into or stepped on so as not to injure your horse. Since mud is counter productive to bathing, do not bath your horse in an area which will turn muddy when water is added.

The next step is usually to brush the dirt, loose hair off your horse. Since you will be using The Magician Curry Wash, this step is unnecessary. The reason you must do this when using a sponge and bucket, or hose and shampoo is that there is dirt and dead skin beneath the surface of the coat. In order to remove this dirt and dead skin, it must be brought to the surface so that suds can encapsulate it and the water can rinse it off.

With The Magician Curry Wash, select the curry head you would like to use. For short summer coats, the small tooth curry is best. If it is spring and your horse is shedding, the large tooth curry comb is great. The large tooth comb is also great for the mane and tail. Use the medium tooth comb for the horse with that is sensitive to being curried. Next hook the curry wash to your hose. Make sure the curry wash on/off valve is in the off position. You can now turn on the water at the faucet. If your horse is covered with mud or dirt, or if it is shedding, keep the dial on the curry wash on RINSE. There is no need to waste shampoo removing mud that will rinse off with water. The curry wash breaks it up and rinses it off with plain water easily.

Many of the guides to bathing your horse tell you to start with the feet and work your way up the legs prior to doing the body of the horse. The reason for this is to cool the blood stream of a hot horse verses shocking the body and vital organs with cold water. If you have a hot horse, walk it out until the respiratory and heart rate have returned to normal before bathing with warm water. Start where it is best for you and your horse. I start on the neck, which is where I start currying them when I am just grooming.

Keep The Magician Curry Wash against the coat the entire time you are bathing. This is to allow for you to loosen dead skin, hair and deep down dirt. By removing the dead skin and deep down dirt you allow for the natural oils to be able to reach the hair follicles of the coat. When you curry the legs, use a gentler touch than you would on the body. On the legs, there is no fat to protect the muscles and nerve endings. You can also use the curry wash on the hoofs to remove mud. On the face, only use the curry wash on rinse. Turn the water pressure down to a trickle and very gently curry the face. Like the legs, there is no fat to protect the muscles and nerve endings, so be gentle.

Curry and Clean off the Winter Coat: In the spring time when your horse is shedding out its winter coat, it may shed out in one bath. Don’t be alarmed by this, if the hair was loose enough to come off, it was ready. The Magician Curry Wash does not pull hair out. It works like any other curry comb except that with the aid of water the loose hair is brought to the surface and rinsed off.

Mane and Tail Management: It is important to keep your horses tail picked out and untangled. It is your horse’s weapon against bugs. If your tail is nice and detangled, put the large tooth curry comb on the curry wash. Turn the dial to suds and comb through the tail slowly, being sure not to pull. You can scrub the tail bone well, to remove the dead skin there. Turn the dial to rinse and remove all of the shampoo. Do the same with the mane. If you feel you need to add a conditioner to prevent them from tangling or matting up. Rinse the conditioner out with The Magician Curry Wash as well.

Finishing Up the Bath: When you are done, use your sweat scraper to remove excess water from your horse’s coat. Be sure to dry the feet very well. It is especially important to keep the heels dry to prevent chapping. Dirt and shavings can cake on and create problems like cracked heels. Grazing your horse until it is dry can prevent it from rolling and getting dirty so soon.

The next time you go to curry your dry, clean horse you may find that when you curry it, there will be nothing brought to the surface to brush away. You may think that you don’t need to continue to curry him. Please do. It helps bring the natural oils to the skin follicles.

Selecting shampoos: The Magician Curry Wash is designed to be used with almost any shampoo. I will emphasize that a shampoo is not a body wash. If you are using a thinner shampoo, do not open the dial all the way to suds. Whitening shampoos or coloring shampoos may be thinner than most other shampoos on the market. Starting with a full reservoir, you should be able to wash a large horse with one filling. If this is not the case, adjust the dial so that the shampoo comes out slower. I prefer the natural shampoos. They do not contain surfactants (detergents) like Sodium Laurel Sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulfate, that will dry the coat and strip it of its oils. The oils protect the coat and help to waterproof it. Medicated shampoos for rain rot or other skin infection, work well in the Curry Wash.

Your horse’s white will be whiter and light color coats will be brighter. You will have fun working with the Curry Wash and your animals will feel better because of it.

For more details on how to use the The Magician Curry Wash visit www.permiruspets.com/products.php and watch their informational video.

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