Just a casual observation..

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The story on the H & H main website page about the British Grooms Association show this picture...

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surely everyone knows you shouldn't brush a horses face with a dandy brush!
Would have thought they could have used a better picture than that.

sorry I have way too much time on my hands this morning
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It looks like one of the ones that has really long bristles that arent really that stiff, they just sort of sweep across the fur and are aweful for removing dirt and things because they arent stiff enough, if it is one of those then i wouldnt mind using one on my horses faces.
 
Maybe the horse was being a little sod and she was about to give it a crack round the head with the brush, just like my mum (and yours too , I'm sure!) used to do when brushing my hair!!
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soft bristle flick brush...

usually used when clipping, but is very handy for the face as the bristles mould round the bones of the face and remove dust and grease..much better than a body brush
 
I've never used one, but I have seen them.

Fair enough if it is one of them but I still think they could have used a better picture to demonstrate someone grooming a horse.
She does look like she's about to poke its eyes out though
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I agree with you SH simply because it looks like a dandy brush to the casual or inexperienced observer so then gives off the message it's ok to use a dandy on a head because it was in H & H! They should have thought a bit more of the picture they're putting across imo.
 
Yes I would have called that a Dandy brush - as I was told they were long bristle dandy brushes.

But also - if your horse is CAKED in mud on his head, what woudl you use? Mine can get a REALLY muddy face (I am sometimes sure he does hand stands in the mud) and I rub as much off with my fingers as I can, but if I use a body brush it seems to leave mud - so I have resorted to a dandy brush before but only very carefully and only where the mud is.
 
also some horsey mags use pics of horses that (imo)are too fat and not the best examples.
any body else noticed that?
 
That's not actually a dandy brush
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it's a flick brush (they're soft and great for just removing dust).

Besides, have to confess I do use a dandy brush on occasion on the face to remove a cheek full of mud.
 
IMO it depends purely on the horse as to which brushes you can use where. One of mine hates even a plastic curry comb on his body whereas another one would LOVE it on his face! Its an old fashioned view I think.

Cahill - Agree. Some horses in mags look awful. Often they'll show nice summer pics of a kid hacking along a lane on a BIG FAT pony!
 
Not use a dandy brush on face????
God, if mine has had a good mud bath i'll use whatever i can lay my hands on to get it off, usually a plastic curry comb. and scrub hard!!! followed by scrubbing hard with a dandy brush, and then a softer one to get the dust off..
No my horse is not head shy, and it's very clean
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I've not heard of a name for that brush but a 'flick brush' sounds good to me
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They are definitely soft enough for faces (that's what i use) and they are rubbish at getting mud of body bits- much prefer harder bristles on the thick hairy body!
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Not use a dandy brush on face????
God, if mine has had a good mud bath i'll use whatever i can lay my hands on to get it off, usually a plastic curry comb. and scrub hard!!! followed by scrubbing hard with a dandy brush, and then a softer one to get the dust off..
No my horse is not head shy, and it's very clean
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That makes two of us! (well, apart from "very clean" part, no matter how hard I try!) In fact, my girl "helps" me by moving her head up and down to get extra scratching!
 
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