Tips for grooming a moulting horse!

[Wheels]

What's your favourite tools and methods for getting rid of those annoying hairs when your horses start moulting?

 

[pixie]

shedding blade (he is VERY hairy!)

 

[ChwaraeTeg]

Ours love those dog grooming things .... hair shedder blade - not expensive either . Just found this on t'net
scroll down for photo of what I am trying to explain >>>

http://vichorse.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=1947821&S=a751d9343425d6c14e4a1b74c630fc21

 

[MuddyMonster]

I just use a massagey-rubber-brush-cum-mitt which I picked up for a couple of quid in my local tack shop, which so far has been better than anything I've used before ... probably nor much help to you though

 

[Equi]

I'm in the perfect position that my horses are shown clipped in summer, so i don't do all that shedding business. When they shed, its time to clip!

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

What's your favourite tools and methods for getting rid of those annoying hairs when your horses start moulting?

My horses cast their coat they don't moult like dogs



I use the scraper, the long metal thingy

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Shedding blades, mineral grooming blocks and rubber curry combs - Shetlands! Need I say more?!?

 

[eggs]

Rubber curry combs and blunt hacksaw blades.

 

[only_me]

I used one of these yesterday - http://www.olddairysaddlery.co.uk/r...AVAZdhzxCK-s0DFLIa8xto8X9ye82GwlCEaAtRb8P8HAQ

Horse absolutely loved it & I've never been as hairy in my life lol

 

[DJ]

I use a shedding blade, and I have one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SoloBrush...596236?hash=item1ea1625a0c:g:H0EAAOSwjVVVpNKN

Absolutely fantastic, really gets the loose hairs out, you twist it and the prongs vanish allowing you to simply drop the hair, no more scraping trying to get hairs out of brushes ... fab

 

[Hepsibah]

I use a dog undercoat rake on my Fell pony (who is rather like a yak in winter) because it gets the most hair per stroke out of all the other brushes , combs, blocks and blades I've tried.

 

[atropa]

Dog sized Furminator

 

[Mrs B]

Clip!

I loathe weeks of grooming out wads of fur and having it cover rugs, me and saddle cloths. My horses get grouchy with the itchiness and the grooming too. And so do I.

Ruining the summer coat with a late clip (unless you're a showing nut and even them, I'm a sceptic) is an old wives' tale, so I just whip it all off and rug accordingly.

 

[Enfys]

Shedding blade and rubber curry.

For very hairy ponies, I clip, everything off

 

[npage123]

If used gently on none-bony area, these are great at removing dried mud and loose hair

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/horse/g...-curry-combs/roma-reversible-metal-curry-comb

Also, the good old magic brush - my TB loves a good massage with it plus it's great at removing mud and loose hair

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/horse/g...-curry-combs/roma-reversible-metal-curry-comb

And lastly to flick it all of so it appears as if there's no more loose hair at all...

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/horse/g...-curry-combs/roma-reversible-metal-curry-comb

 

[DiNozzo]

Plastic currycomb!

 

[Goldenstar]

Metal shedding blade .

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Bot knife works well