Posted 2015-01-22 6:59 PM Subject: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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I usally put them outside to dry but I forgot to wash them today and now it's raining. I need them tomorrow. There no way even if I washed them right now they would be dry. So can I put them in the dryer or just run in them dirty.
Posted 2015-01-23 9:06 AM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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When I've been short on time like that in the past, I'll wash them at night and then hang them on a drying rack like you would use for delicates with a fan blowing on them. They're typically dry by morning!
ETA: I put mine in the washing machine and set it for an extra spin also.
Posted 2015-01-23 10:12 AM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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OK so it is raining. You are going to wash your boots so you can go ride through the mud to get to the covered arena to run. I would day wash them then put them in the dryer and they will be ready to wash again after your run.
Posted 2015-01-23 10:40 AM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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Wash them now and hang them up in the house unless it is nice and warm where you live. They will be dry by tomorrow even without blowing air on them. I have done this the night before and they are dry by morning. I would NOT put mine in the dryer.
Posted 2015-01-23 10:56 AM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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i always air dry mine just in case they warp or something happens in the dryer.. Boots are expensive so I try to keep mine from wearing out from things like washing and drying
Posted 2015-01-23 12:00 PM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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streakysox - 2015-01-23 10:12 AM
OK so it is raining. You are going to wash your boots so you can go ride through the mud to get to the covered arena to run. I would day wash them then put them in the dryer and they will be ready to wash again after your run.
I thought about that but were running in a indoor pen and the warm up pen is covered. Everything else is paved.
Posted 2015-01-23 12:41 PM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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Hand wash, wring out really good, take a rag towel and wring them again with the towel, lay them on a thick towel (rag) under a vent in your house and they should be good by tomorrow. The key is to wring them out really good.
Posted 2015-01-24 1:57 AM Subject: RE: Can I put my horse boots in the dryer?
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His was in bad shape so he got new boots or at least new to him boots that a friend was selling that she only used once. He's bay and I was using white and I still will at larger shows but now he's got a nice clean set of Cheetah boots.