Haas Brushes for Greys

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Anyone have the Haas brushes for greys? are they any good, and if so which ones do you use and why?

Im looking at them, but not sure which ones I need to use, as I have a grey (white Lipizzaner) who is the biggest mud monster going, even at this time of year :(

Sadly, I was considering buying the Lipizzaner just because its got her breeding on it, but I don't actually know what its uses are the website isn't very clear.
 
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I've been looking at these brushes as well - my mainly white coloured horse has a severe stable stain addiction. They look lovely brushes but… well I'm not sure if I buy into the hype!
I have researched and it would appear the most useful brush (for my horse) would be the Schimmel. Made from a mixture of tight, strong coconut fibres and excellent for stubborn stains… if you believe the hype. It's £9.99. I am tempted to give it a go lol!!
 
wiglet said:
I've been looking at these brushes as well - my mainly white coloured horse has a severe stable stain addiction. They look lovely brushes but… well I'm not sure if I buy into the hype!
I have researched and it would appear the most useful brush (for my horse) would be the Schimmel. Made from a mixture of tight, strong coconut fibres and excellent for stubborn stains… if you believe the hype. It's £9.99. I am tempted to give it a go lol!!
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Im with you at the moment, and yes £9.99 for a brush isn't that expensive.
 
Oooh! I love brushes, think I'll give the "schimmel" a go, even though it's probably just marketing hype. And you're right, a tenner's not that much for a brush......(I have greys).
 
Cortez said:
Oooh! I love brushes, think I'll give the "schimmel" a go, even though it's probably just marketing hype. And you're right, a tenner's not that much for a brush......(I have greys).
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I want to know if the Lipizzaner brush, is for Lipizzaner's :D or if it has hairs from Lipizzaner's LOL :)

I think if the Spanish riding school could have seen the state of my mare last night, she would be stripped of her breeding!!!
 
Joyous70 said:
I want to know if the Lipizzaner brush, is for Lipizzaner's :D or if it has hairs from Lipizzaner's LOL :)

I think if the Spanish riding school could have seen the state of my mare last night, she would be stripped of her breeding!!!
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ONLY Lipizzaners are allowed to be brushed with it, and it has unicorn hairs as bristles, obviously (and it's £25, which explains the unicorn hair...)
 
FrankieCob said:
They are fab brushes, I have the Schimmel and it really does drag dirt and scurf up and off like nothing else I've used. They are cheaper from Horze. Theres some inof here, not sure how much sense it makes as the owner of Eqclusive has been booted twice now for stealth advertising on here!

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?713041-HAAS-Grooming-Brushes
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Thank you :)

I like the sound of the Schimmel, and for £10 its not that expensive, ive currently got a couple of the KBF99 brushes, and the short soft bristled body brush does get her quite clean once ive managed to scrape off all the mud.
 
Haven't read all the replies so might not be relevant but thought I'd throw my hat in the ring...

There was another thread about these brushes a couple of months ago, everybody commenting was saying how amazing these brushes were so I decided to buy some. I got the curry comb, the mane and tail brush and the schimmel brush. Without doubt they are the biggest waste of money I've ever spent! Not because they were so expensive but just because my bog standard, synthetic cheapo brushes from local tack shop do a far better job. I've literally used the HAAS brushes twice and now they're just sitting at the bottom of a drawer in the tack room!

Honestly, spend your money on something else!
 
Oh and another thing I just remembered, I was strapping the Schimmel brush against a metal curry comb and loads of bristles were coming out. Not good in my opinion and also a problem I don't have with my cheap brushes. Wasn't impressed!
 
Couldn't find it on Horze for £10 but £11.04 ... I've brought one. Not really for the hype but I was looking at my manky brushes the other day thinking to myself that I needed a new one so why not :D
 
I have some Haas brushes, and love them.

The Shimmel is great, I use mine with a metal curry comb with no problems.

I think I have the Cavaliere that I use on my grey and then a very soft finishing brush.

Will definitely buy some more in the future :)
 
Antw23uk said:
If it gets my minging grey animal even remotely cleaner than he is now it will be a success!
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I doubt your grey could be anymore minging than mine, she came in yesterday caked in mud and I mean caked to the point she still had clumps of dirt on her bottom :( and this is summer!!! winter is even worse and I can't put rugs on with necks in as they rub all her mane away :(

The joys of greys
 
I have a Schimmel; I like it, it's a good brush, but wouldn't say it's a 'knock-your-socks-off revelation', lol. It does get up scurf nicely though. I think the Lippizaner is for getting dust out and giving shine? Might be wrong.
 
lewis2015 said:
I have a Schimmel; I like it, it's a good brush, but wouldn't say it's a 'knock-your-socks-off revelation', lol. It does get up scurf nicely though. I think the Lippizaner is for getting dust out and giving shine? Might be wrong.
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Thank you - interesting to hear every ones opinions :)
 
Joyous70 said:
I doubt your grey could be anymore minging than mine, she came in yesterday caked in mud and I mean caked to the point she still had clumps of dirt on her bottom :( and this is summer!!! winter is even worse and I can't put rugs on with necks in as they rub all her mane away :(

The joys of greys
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No sounds like you win, lol :)
 
I have the Schimmel for my mainly white coloured. It's a good brush but isn't the magic wand for stains that they claim. I do like it though. My horse is quite sensitive to being brushed on her legs, and the Schimmel allows me to use less pressure but get the same amount of mud off, so we're both happy.
 
I have been debating wether to get some but didn't want to buy the full set. I emailed them for advise on which to get (for my chestnut tb) and ordered the military and cavaliere ones. Will let you know when they arrive!
 
xxcharlottexx said:
I have been debating wether to get some but didn't want to buy the full set. I emailed them for advise on which to get (for my chestnut tb) and ordered the military and cavaliere ones. Will let you know when they arrive!
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Ohh lovely - thank you

Where did you order them from? I may send them an email myself :)
 
Procrastination said:
Haven't read all the replies so might not be relevant but thought I'd throw my hat in the ring...

There was another thread about these brushes a couple of months ago, everybody commenting was saying how amazing these brushes were so I decided to buy some. I got the curry comb, the mane and tail brush and the schimmel brush. Without doubt they are the biggest waste of money I've ever spent! Not because they were so expensive but just because my bog standard, synthetic cheapo brushes from local tack shop do a far better job. I've literally used the HAAS brushes twice and now they're just sitting at the bottom of a drawer in the tack room!

Honestly, spend your money on something else!
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Appreciate your reply - thank you :)
 
I have a few Haas brushes, the Schimmel and Parcour are a good combo on my filthy grey. I have another 2, but can't remember their names (I think one is a Lippizaner) - they are softer so don't use them as regularly! But still very nice.

As another poster said, they are not a magic wand, but they are very nice brushes. You still need plenty of elbow grease to get a good result!

I have used all of my brushes with a metal curry comb with no ill-effect.
 
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