What's in your home & competition grooming kit?

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As title says. I'm just curious! Include how many you have also :)

For example, in my home grooming kit I have:
  1. A dandy brush
  2. A body brush
  3. 2 sweat scrapers
  4. A toothbrush (for cleaning hard to reach areas such as cracks in hooves etc!)
  5. 3 sponges
  6. Mane and tale detangler
  7. A hairbrush
  8. About 15 bits!
  9. A hoofpick
  10. Hoof oil
  11. Hoof oil brush
  12. Tack cleaner
  13. Some polos

I think that's everything? I don't have a competition grooming kit yet as I'm only just about to start competing (so this thread will help me out on what I need to buy!) and also need to buy a few new bits and bobs! Thanks :D
 
Loads of stuff! I have two actual grooming kit boxes along with several large trunks containing all sorts of stuff. Got several brushes of varying types, sponges, Kevin Bacon hoof dressing, a couple of mud fever treatments, hoof picks, loads of boxes and bags of plaiting bands (never know when you might run out, LOL!), mane comb, tail brush, sweat scraper, fly spray & cream, scissors, various shampoos (tea tree, baby shampoo, Dermoline). Then there is the first aid kit which is also loads of things... Dettol, Hibisrcub, Malaseb shampoo, aloe vera gel, Sudocrem, purple spray (best invention ever!), cotton wool, Danilon, gloves (for if you have to put cream on something icky), tea tree oil. The list is endless!! I couldn't even begin to count the bits I have in a trunk... loads of them along with various bits of spare tack, extra flash straps, all sorts of random things collected over the years. Tube of Bongela which seems to make pony mouth the bit better. Tack cleaning stuff. Hair net, various colour/material hat silks. Spare stock pins.

When I compete I take with me... a brush, some spare plaiting bands, fly spray, bucket, sponge, sweat scraper, cooler rug, hoof pick, purple spray, cotton wool and Sudocrem.
 
In my competition grooming box:
plaiting bands
body brush
dandy brush
sponges
chalk paste
face brush for chalk
curved scissors for last minute trimming of stray hairs
normal scissors for trimming the number cards you wear
elastic to attach number card
baby oil
show shine
hoof oil
hoof pick
hair nets
baby wipes
mane and tail brush
shampoo
plastic wash sponge thing
sweat scraper
tissues (for unplanned runny noses!)
err I think that's it! everything I need so I can just grab the box and get the pony ready for the show and do last minute polishing, plus a few extra bits (scisssors, elastic) that would get forgotten otherwise.

Main grooming kit is spread around various boxes and contains endless hoof picks (seriously, about 10), shampoo, mane and tail detangler, mane combs, sponges, furminators, another sweat scraper, thinning scissors, more body and dandy brushes, rubber curry combs, plaiting bands... you get the idea!

I also have both a travel and yard first aid kit with vet wrap, purple spray, tissues, human plasters, scissors, hibiscrub, melonin, gamgee and a few other things.
 
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I have loads ( I have a grooming box for each horse but despite my best intentions they get jumbled up. I have about 10 body brushes and a similar no of dandys, some of those Flicky brushes, several hoof picks chalk powder and block mane and tail spray mane combs plaiting bands oh loads and loads can't think of everything, oh hydrocortisone cream for my horse fly bites hoof pick. This is just like the generation game!
 
Home Grooming kit
Plastic Curry
Rubber Curry
metal Curry
Dandy Brush
Body Brush
Hoof Pick
Hoof Oil
Water Brush
Stable Rubber
Hair Brush
2 x Face cloths for face and bum

Show Kit
As above plus
Washing Up Liquid
Blue Shampoo
Hose Attached to Plastic Curry
Towels
Conditioner
Silicon Spray
Plaiting Comb
Plaiting Thread & Needles
Scissors
Cordless Clippers
Cordless trimmers
Hairspray
Hoof Paint and Brush
Curash Baby powder made into paste for white socks
Baby Oil
Ravens Oil - enhance black legs
Rubber Gloves
Makeup sponges
 
Basic Grooming Kit:

Combination metal comb and hoof pick
Brush that is halfway between dandy brush and body brush
Fetlock scissors that double up for trimming mane and tail at a pinch
Old towel
Sponges x3 (2 small ones for the face and rear end, and a large one for bathing/washing legs)
Hoof oil and hoof oil brush
Mudscreen
Fly spray
Sunscreen
Antibacterial shampoo
Rubber gloves
All carried in a plastic bucket!

First Aid Kit:

Vetwrap
Dressings (assorted)
4 x hoof poultices
Nappies
Duct tape
Purple spray for little nicks
Saline solution for cleaning cuts/bathing rubs
Sudocreme
Germolene
Vaseline
Plastic gloves
Scissors
Mini HUMAN first aid kit
Emergency snack (bottled water and cereal bar), for keeping blood sugar levels steady whilst waiting on vet, post fall jitters, etc
Taxi fare home/to A&E
Emergency farrier money
Vet, dentist, transporter and farrier contact details
Own emergency contact details
All stored in a plastic tub with a lid!

I don't show.
 
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I thought I had loads but after reading some replies - Maaaybe not!

2x body brushes
1x harder bristle brush
1x magic brush (they truley are amazing!)
2x hoof picks
1x Rubber curry comb
1x metal curry comb
1x of those grooming glove things!
1x Cornicresine (only used on cuts :rolleyes: )
1x kevin bacon hoof oil w. brush
1x fly spray
1x fly wipes for face
1x mane/tail brush
1x mane/tail spray
1x tack cleaner
1x sweet itch spray
1x fungicidal shampoo
2x sweat scrapers

Then I have a medical kit with gauze, plasters, vetwrap, sudocreme, tape, scissors, moist gel, spay on wound dressing, purple spray, oxivet, sweet itch shampoo, spare hoof brush and iodine :)
 
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At home I have -
hoof pick
body brush
dandy brush
curry comb
mane and tail brush
detangler

For shows I have -
plaiting bands
plaiting thread and needle
body brush
dandy brush
sponges
chalk
scissors
leather number holder
World Champion Pepi Spray
hoof oil
hoof pick
mane and tail brush
shampoo
wash mitt
sweat scraper
Wet Ones (baby wipes)
Top Tails
fly spray
Sard Wondersoap
Blue-o
clippers
 
My day to day bucket has:
1 x body brush
1 x metal curry comb
1 x rubber curry comb
1 x plastic curry comb
1 x dandy brush (the one thing I never ever seem to use!)
1 x water brush
1 x hoofpick
1 x pulling comb
1 x solo comb
Babywipes
Fly spray
Detangler

For parties (we don't show) we add scissors, plaiting bands, hoof oil and a couple of tea towels.

I have a separate wash kit with fairy liquid, sponge, bucket, sweatscraper, and a separate first aid kit, which has masses in it but I only ever seem to actually use hypocare spray and filtabac cream.
 
My home kit is pretty basic!
Dandy brush
metal & rubber curry combs
hair brush for mane & tail
body brush
water brush
hoofpick
fly spray

Our competition kit is massive! Off the top of my head I can think of:
flicker brush
magic brush
dandy brush
body brush
Various shampoos (about 3)
coat shine
detangler
show 'sparkle'
hair spray
hair mouse
plaiting bands, thread, needle
mane comb
tail bandage
scissors (straight and curved)
sponge
baby wipes
highlighter gel
baby oil
blunt razor
hair net
elastic
sweat scraper
hoofpick
hoof oil (clear and black)

That's probably about it! ;) (ETA: I always have a first aid kid to hand too :))
 
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