Nah, that's the beauty of it. I just throw mine in the water trough when I get back from riding and rub it down a little bit to get the muddy sweat off of it so that the brass stays clean, but other than that, nothing. Just hang it to drip dry. I might polish the brass once a year if I'm going to a parade or something.
The ride went well:). We only went for a little more then a hour tho. It's really getting hot again. I'm going to have to get started earlier then today.
Ride in parades:).. you're really brave. I tried that a few times around here, but the people, spectators and riders, are all nuts, at least here they are:) The spectators want to get close, and throw candy...and the riders at the end of the parades seem to want to just dash down the asphalt/cement roads to get back to their trailers as fast as they can. Scared me t death the few times I did it.
Becky
Speaking of water trough, yesterday when I was taking the picture of the white horse another border came running up yelling. One of the big barn dogs was sitting in his water trough. She was yelling "get out" and I was yelling "wait. I need to get a picture":')