Ridgeway Rider
A perfect solution to washing horse rugs
August 2003
Cleaning rugs is nothing new to horse owners and a chore best avoided, not only because of the difficulties of eradicating rolled in stains but trying to dry them thoroughly in our unpredictable climate is nothing short of a logistical nightmare. Rest assured, The Horse Laundry will remove all those worries and cares. Owners & horses alike can benefit from the new business venture of leading horse dentist John Edmunds. based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Using professional washing machines and tumble dryers developed for this purpose by German manufacturer Miele, rugs are washed to extremely high standards ridding rugs of smells, stains and hair. A specific detergent was developed especially to ensure rugs are not only spotless but also gentle to horse’s skin. Re-proofing outdoor rugs is made simpler and more effective with the use of the re-proofing programme on the machines.
Detail to cleanliness and quality of the end product is considered right through to the packing of the clean rugs. Rugs are neatly rapped in tissue paper, packed into aerated plastic bags and heat sealed to maintain the freshly washed smell and to make storage easy until the next time they are needed.
The desire to get the finished product and the customer care and satisfaction right is what shines through strongly with the Horse Laundry from start to finish.
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Rug Rescue for HorseWorld
January 2005
HorseWorld, the South West’s premier equine charity, was delighted to accept 23 rugs from local company, The Horse Laundry. In addition to their laundering services, The Horse Laundry also collects rugs and blankets that are no longer needed by their owners. Once they have been cleaned and repaired, they are donated to local equine charities.
The Horse Laundry is a venture of John Edmunds; an equine dentist in the Trowbridge area. John collects, cleans, waterproofs, and repairs rugs using professional washing machines and tumble dryers, ridding rugs of smells, stains and hair. The rugs are cleaned, repaired if needed and then neatly packed into aerated plastic bags and delivered back to the customer.
John also asks customers if they can donate any unwanted rugs or blankets to his Rug Rescue. HorseWorld, based in Whitchurch in Bristol, is one charity helped by The Horse Laundry. John Edmunds donated 23 rugs to help neglected and unwanted horses during a visit to the charity’s welfare department at Keynes Farm. Jerry Watkins, Welfare Manager, was amazed at the quantity and quality of the donation. He said, “I would like to thank all the people who donated their unused rugs to the Rug Rescue at The Horse Laundry. The rugs are truly appreciated and will certainly help us out in the winter months. We are very grateful to the Horse Laundry for their donation, which really will save us a lot of money”.
HorseWorld was formed in 1952 and many of the horses it helps have been saved from appalling conditions of neglect and abandonment; others arrive when their owners, for a multitude of reasons, are unable to look after them. The charity’s work to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home equines in need is totally reliant on the generosity of the public. Without their support, HorseWorld would be unable to help any horses, ponies and donkeys and so donations such as these are vital to its work.
HorseWorld. Tel: 01275 832425. Address: Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0QL Web: http://www.horseworld.org.uk/
If you would like to donate your unused rugs to The Horse Laundry, please contact us.
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