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Ooh, I saw these in the tack shop last week. I don't usually go for gimmicky things but I quite liked the look of it.
I bought a Lincoln version of the Furminator a little while ago though and binned it as it was rubbish, so I'm wary of it being the same!
I'll be interested if anyone actually has one or if you get one OP if you could report back?
 
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chaps89 said:
Ooh, I saw these in the tack shop last week. I don't usually go for gimmicky things but I quite liked the look of it.
I bought a Lincoln version of the Furminator a little while ago though and binned it as it was rubbish, so I'm wary of it being the same!
I'll be interested if anyone actually has one or if you get one OP if you could report back?
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Don't have a horse, but I first bought 1 Some other brand I don't remember the name version of the Furminator for my 3 bitches, because of the lower price. Came home, used it, and was not impressed. To be fair, it wasn't useless, only more or less as effective as the stuff I already had. Ended up using it a few times on the moggy, and then I let it disappear, it is probably in a drawer somewhere.

The following shedding season I bought a Furminator, and I think it is a real difference compared to that first thing. It isn't a miracle, but I get much more off, and it cost me less effort. And the 1 bitch + the moggy who used to get lots of dandruff when they shedded, gets less dandruff when they shed since I started using the Furminator. Extra plus for the comfortable to hold handle, I often used to need to take short brakes to stretch the hand, and fingers, but I don't need to do that now.

The lazy part of me who hopes to find something even more effective to use, is feeling quite tempted to keep a lookout for that Groomi tool in "my" Swedish stores. But it says on the Spares page that the average pet owner should count on needing to replace the comb part of the comb, after around 18 months. That is only 1 1/2 year, I think that sounds a little, little, doesn't it?

I can't recall exactly for how long I've had my Furminator at the moment, but I think it is something over 5 years, and judging by how well it works, I would say it is as sharp today as when I bought it.
 
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There is a Groomi kicking about the yard that I've used a few times and it gets A LOT of hair out. One particularly hairy little pony looked like he had partially exploded when I was done and it was certainly much quicker. If the Shires loop one does the same job though I dunno if it's worth the 20 odd quid.
 
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I have one. Bought it at Crufts for the dog. He hates it, but uts since a great job on the ponies.
Word of warning, go canny with cats, I baldified one if mine with too enthusiastic use,lol.
 
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no I have 4 natives so all hairy - I just assume its the different texture & found no better than the shedding blade but I adore it for my lab & cats - best thing ever.
 
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Chinchilla said:
Pony is clipped every summer but the problem is getting the coat thin enough for the blades to go through, he'll be half clipped and the blades will need sharpening because his coat is so thick he ends up half done ??
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Having had an Icelandic with Cushing's get extra coarse blades to clip the main parts of the body ,you can tidy up with normal blades once the worst is off.
 
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