Best shedding tool for a hairy highland??

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poppyblossom

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Basically as topic says really, I have a very hairy highland and was wondering if anyone has any reccomendations for shedding tools that are better than the normal blade? I've seen some advertised 'sleekEZ' 'furminator' and 'equigroomer'....are they worth the money??

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Furminator works best on my mega hairy shetlands, I have tried many different ones but like this the most.
 
Time.... and lots of rolling.

I give up. I swear I had hair in every orifice! - I just use a normal shedding blade I found everything else hopeless- other than a good bath!!
 
She's out of work so haven't bothered clipping this year, and she hates being rugged so being a hairy monster suits best lol!!
I hate this awkward stage when they start shedding and they look so disheveled!!
 
To be honest, a bog-standard shedding blade is the only thing I've ever found terribly useful in the loose-hair-removal department.

It's a possibility some of the expensive things might work a bit better, but enough so to justify spending at least five times the amount? Probably not.
 
I bought a SleekEZ from Eqclusive. I used it on my Exmoor-cross pony, and it was brilliant. The difference in 10mins was amazing!! I also got one for the dogs and was equally impressed!!!!!
 
On my native I just use a plain metal curry with two rows of teeth.

Interesting tidbit - back in the days of yore a grooming kit consisted of a metal curry, a cloth, and perhaps a fine tooth comb. From the roman empire up until the last century or so the metal curry was the only grooming tool you'd use aside from your hands and fingers. Over time horses have been bred with much finer, softer coats, and brushes (produced with new manufacturing methods) became a more popular option, but for a really hairy native beastie, a plain old metal curry has always worked. Personally I always felt brushes would be the horse's choice comfort-wise, but I suppose metal curries or shedding blades must mimic how horses groom each other with their teeth because mine only gets that "Oooo that's the spot!" response from being curried. Then again, most horses don't resemble a brown grizzly the way mine does when in full winter coat.
 
I used a shedding blade and a smaller yellow handled shedding tool on mine, my Dales isn't shedding at all at the moment and looks like a scruffy bear but my Dartmoor hill is going crazy, gave him a going over in the field today and ended up ankle deep in white fur, he loved it!
 
I've a SleekEZ and it works really well, better than the shedding blade i previously favoured. It is a bit expensive for what it is though...basically a junior hacksaw blade mounted in a piece of wood!
 
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