Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oasby Horse Trials. October 15th – 16th

Posted by Gary Rands on October 20, 2011 None comments
  • 2 days
  • 120 clean calm horses
  • 840 litres of water
  • 60 Nomad tankfuls of water
  • Half a tank of water per horse – Just 7 litres (1.5 gallons) each

That’s less than half a bucketful per horse!

The end of the season Bede event demonstrated how effective the Nomad portable washer is in quickly and effectively removing sweat and mud from horses at the end of the cross-country course.

The now familiar portable washers were put to the test and a welcome sight for riders finishing the course who instinctively grabbed the spray guns and set to work bathing their mounts with pre-warmed water.

On a sunny autumn day, this was a perfect ending to an excellent and friendly Bede British Eventing series.

Thanks to Anna and Stuart Buntine (picture above with his daugther and Anna’s Horse) for their energy and professionalism in organising the season’s events. See you next year.

Osberton 29 Sept – 2 October – It’s a sell-out

Posted by Gary Rands on October 20, 2011 None comments

Fine weather and high temperatures over the course of Osberton International Horse Trials meant that cooling horses in as quick a possible time was paramount. So these were perfect conditions to demonstrate the convenience and effectiveness of the Nomad 18 V cordless washer.

For each of the cross-country rounds Nomad Direct provided free use of demonstrator Nomad washers in the 10 minute area so that riders and their crews could quickly get the heart rate of their horses down after the strenuous cross country course. An ample supply of ice allowed us to pre-chill the water in the washers’ tanks,  giving horses a soothing cooling.

The response was fantastic with many users appreciating the simplicity of the Nomad.  No buckets, no sponges. Just cool water on demand that could be aimed directly at difficult to reach parts of the horse – such as between the hind quarters – to bring down their temperature and heart rate quickly and safely.  In many instances we were preaching to the converted but the riders simply took advantage of the facility

For others it was a revelation and a turning point: to ditch the old ways!  As a result we sold out.  Thank you to all our customers on the day.

Next stop – Oadsby.

Thank you for your feedback

Posted by Gary Rands on October 5, 2011 None comments


It’s great to receive positive feedback on both our products and our service.  Here’s on email we recently were delighted to receive.

“We have had the Nomad washer for around a year and it has been used to wash down our two carriage driving ponies after heavy exercise at least 4 times a week – every week. A fantastic product – reliable, extremely portable and the ponies enjoy being washed and cooled down at the same time. It has proved to be much more effective than using a hose pipe or bucket of water. In summer it cools them down efficiently and in winter we can get the sweat off without getting the two of them too wet. At competitions between stages it is simple to get out of the lorry and quickly hose down tack, carriage as well as the ponies themselves. We have found it handy to have a spare battery and in-lorry charger to get us through a weekend. A great buy.”