5 Simple Steps For Your Everyday Grooming Regime

 


The right brush can make or break your horse's grooming routine, so it’s worth investing in the best ones for their skin and coat. Fortunately, there are many options for every budget. Let's take a closer look at the different types of brushes, as well as the best brush for each situation.

Step 1 - Curry Comb

Curry combs should be a staple in a grooming routine. They are usually round-rigged with a strap, have a place to slide your hand, and sometimes take the shape of a glove. Curries have short dull teeth on the grooming side made from rubber, plastic, or sometimes even metal. They are intended to break up any hard clumps or caked-on dirt from your horse’s coat and loosen dead hair from within their coat to make it easier to remove. In addition, when used correctly, curry combs help stimulate a horse’s skin to encourage their coat to shine.

How to Use: To use a curry comb, begin by gently currying the hair in the opposite direction of growth in a circular motion, using caution in bony areas such as the spine or legs where sensitive. As you continue this circular motion across your horse's body, you will notice the loose hair and dirt coming to the surface ready for removal with brush number two.

Metal Curry Comb

Step 2 - Dandy Brush

Dandy brushes are essential! It's the tool to use after a curry comb as it helps to further remove any dirt and loosened hair from your horse’s coat. The dandy brush has stiff bristles made of nylon or natural fibers that help to break up stubborn dirt and dead hair and whisk it away from your horse’s coat. You can use a dandy brush on any section of your horse’s body, but it is great for those areas that are too sensitive for a curry comb, and of course, it's a Dandy brush for the win on the legs and face.

Dandy brushes come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors and have differing levels of coarseness depending on what they are made from. The course the brush the more effective it will be at removing that hardcore caked-on dirt, but we tend to favor the traditional feel of natural fibers and quite frankly, that kind of spa treatment might require a bucket and pail with some soak and water before the brushing even starts.

How to use: Begin by brushing your horse's coat in the direction of hair growth from top to bottom using short strokes. Use gentle pressure and flick the loose dirt and hair away from your horse's body. A flick brush is a specialty dandy-type brush that helps make this easier.

 

Dandy Brush

Step 3 - Body Brush

A body brushes' primary use is to finish off your horse’s coat. They are designed to not only grab those last pieces of dirt and loose hair but also massage your horse’s skin to ensure your horse's coat is shining. To cap off your brushing regime; a specialty face brush usually ULTRA soft, will almost certainly send your horse to cloud nine when used.

How to use: A simple sweeping action across your horse’s body in the direction of the hair oils all you need to do with this style of brush to stimulate a smooth and shiny coat.

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