Javier Pariente shows how to wash a horse named Hook. Start with the legs, skip soap unless needed, and be careful around the face. The horse's reactions guide you through the process.
Hello, welcome to Como. In the following video, Hook and I are going to explain how to shower him. As you can see, we've just taken a ride and the horse is all sweaty. I recommend that they always shower, even in winter. But it's true that in winter, in many places it's very cold and it's not good to shower everything. What is important is to always shower the legs well, Always starting from the bottom up. Why? Because if we shower the legs well with cold water, we'll relax the tendons and it'll be better for them because after taking a ride, they can get a little tense and that will be a way of relaxing.
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Therefore, we always shower the legs, always wet them, starting from the bottom up. And if it's hot like today, or it's summer, we recommend that they always shower the whole thing. Soap isn't always necessary. It's only necessary if there's grease or something like that. The truth is that many times it's better to shower them without soap. I would shower very little with soap and only when necessary. Okay. One thing I always do with my horse, which is something they really like, is to let him out in the arena first so he can roll around on the ground, which is where he enjoys it a bit. And now you can see him before we move on to the shower. Okay. Well, now we'll see how he gets on the ground and we'll go shower him. As we can see it. It didn't take long for him to get on the ground. They really like this, right? If you can do it before a shower, I recommend it. They can scratch themselves and they really enjoy it. Look, my horse loves it and he always does it again. He doesn't just do it once, he does it twice. And he always tries to roll around on both sides. Very good. Once the horse is really dirty with sweat and sand, in this case, I've let him roll around. We'll start showering him. As I said before, it's always best to start with the legs and always wash the legs if you have to. This is very good. And with a little pressure, this is good for these tendons.
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This relaxes them, makes the tendons relax and can prevent injuries.
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Horses have tendons that support a lot of weight. And as I say, we always do the four legs very well. And once we have done the four legs, we will move on to do the rest of the body in general, and we will leave the head for the end. Okay, Very good. We have already done the four legs on both sides. And now we will start to do the rest of the body. We can do the rest of the body with a little pressure, putting a little bit of the finger. If you have hoses that already put the water like this, that's fine. But we do the rest of the body like this.
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Neck, chest, everything. We also do the part down here. And now we will do the other side, the tail and the back. We will also lift the tail a little and do the part inside here.
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Here. A lot of sweat usually collects, so it's also quite good to wipe it between the hind legs. Now let's move on to doing the face. Many horses find it uncomfortable to do the face, so be careful.
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I always open it wide as if it were raining, and we pull it little by little. In the end, he ends up putting his muzzle down. And as you can see.
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They don't like water getting in their ears too much because it gets in. So be careful. Don't use too much pressure on the water.
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And obviously, we do it on both sides as well. Here we pull with a little pressure, especially on the saddle area, to remove all the sweat that may have remained. And, well, we're done, and all that's left is to dry it. Well, I hope this video has been useful to you and that you continue watching other videos of mine and Hook. Thank you.
