Lincoln Dogbone Shaped Sponge - Light Pink

Lincoln Dogbone Shaped Sponge – Light Pink

Anyone who has washed a face with the sponge that did the dock last week knows why colour matters on a sponge. Light pink is the one most people keep back for the head and the eyes, simply because it is unmistakable in a bucket alongside the darker colours.

The shape does the practical work. Pinched in at the middle like a dogbone, it gives wet fingers a purchase that a plain block does not, which is what stops it shooting across the wash bay the first time you lean on it.

Performance & Benefits

• Waisted shape that a soapy hand can actually hold on to.
• Distinctive light pink, so it is easy to reserve for one job and never confuse.
• Hand-sized, which suits detailed work around the face and legs.
• Soaks and wrings out quickly.
• Cheap enough to replace on a schedule rather than nursing a tired sponge along.

Suitable For

• Sponging the face, eyes and nostrils, kept separate from body sponges.
• Bathing horses and ponies generally.
• Yards running a colour-coded grooming system.
• Wiping down tack after a wet ride.
• Not suited to scrubbing hard surfaces — buckets and mangers will shred a soft sponge, so use a brush there.

How to Use

• Rinse the sponge through before first use to soften it.
• Use plain warm water around the eyes and nostrils, not shampoo.
• Wring it out and rinse it in clean water frequently through a wash.
• Squeeze dry and store it where air can get to it; a sponge left in a closed bucket sours quickly.
• Replace it once it starts to crumble at the edges.

Specification

• Bone-shaped sponge with a central waist.
• Colour: light pink. Lincoln also make it in green and yellow.
• Lincoln product 1010681, barcode 5027286039741.
• Lincoln is a Battles brand.
• Lincoln’s own product page was unavailable at the time of writing, so no dimensions or material are stated here; the pack carries them.