Grooming in winter

Trigger · 02-25-2007, 07:30 PM

I was wondering if you guys groomed your horses the same ways you groom them in the winter? My horses are so hairy right now, it's hard to brush deep... Any tips?

Lady_MCSE · 02-25-2007, 07:48 PM

Avoid water-based products mainly. And it's kind of nice when the monster isn't able to wallow in the mud . . . I can get by with maybe 2 grooming sesions a week instead of getting after him every single day.

This is my favorite wintertime grooming aide . . .it's a jelly brush that is really mild on the skin, but gets in past the winter fur. When I've swiped a ocuple of times, I just peel the carpet o'fur off the brush.

And I also just found something similar to this one below, but it's a little more spiked, almost like a human hairbrush with spikes that are maybe 1/8 inch long. That's working pretty well too.

Bareback Rider · 02-25-2007, 08:18 PM

I use a curry comb, It seems to work fine.

cboling · 02-26-2007, 08:42 AM

I like the jelly brush too( like the picture above), they work great. I also use a tail brush all over to get deep into the coat and to finish (I love this tool) a grooming block.

gbarmranch · 02-26-2007, 08:55 AM

I love the grooming mitts with the nubbies too - you can really clean them up well and they love it

It also helps get down under the winter hair and will assist in preventing rain rot...

donna · 02-26-2007, 03:57 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......grooming block?........what is that?

cboling · 02-27-2007, 09:57 AM

I found a link, I have used these and a few other companys. Love em!!

http://www.kyhorse.com/store/groomin...slickneasy.htm

Jaxie · 02-27-2007, 01:05 PM

grooming blocks are little hand held porous blocks that really scrape the loose fur and dirt right off. And then the block gets dull you can scrap it against something like concrete down to a new layer.. they kind of look like a really hard sponge. They work wonders.

Orchid · 02-27-2007, 01:40 PM

The real question is - can you get a really thickly mittened hand into one of those jelly brushes?

I use a big toothed flexible rubber curry, a medium brush and a soft brush, same as in the summer time. Once they start to shed I break out the shedding blade, they all seem to love that thing.

SueBee · 02-27-2007, 03:05 PM

Another slicker block devotee here. Since it warmed up here (well, above -10 degrees, it's almost been right at freezing everyday), my wooly mammoth has been shedding like it's May. The block does not get clogged with all that fur, so I start with that, go all around him, brush as much of that fur off as I can, then I use the gel mitt, then the rubber curry, then another round with the medium brush, then finally, another round with the slicker block. Finish it all off with the fine brush, and voila, I have a slick looking shaggy boy.

Unicornluver123 · 03-06-2007, 05:49 PM

I use my curry a lot more on my mare to straighten her hairs then i go over her witha hard brissle brush!

02-25-2007, 07:30 PM
Trigger Weanling Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 262	Grooming in winter I was wondering if you guys groomed your horses the same ways you groom them in the winter? My horses are so hairy right now, it's hard to brush deep... Any tips? __________________ The time is always right to do what is right!

02-25-2007, 07:48 PM
Lady_MCSE Seasoned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 4,483	Avoid water-based products mainly. And it's kind of nice when the monster isn't able to wallow in the mud . . . I can get by with maybe 2 grooming sesions a week instead of getting after him every single day. This is my favorite wintertime grooming aide . . .it's a jelly brush that is really mild on the skin, but gets in past the winter fur. When I've swiped a ocuple of times, I just peel the carpet o'fur off the brush. And I also just found something similar to this one below, but it's a little more spiked, almost like a human hairbrush with spikes that are maybe 1/8 inch long. That's working pretty well too. __________________ "A pun is its own reword." — Dance Drier, British comedian

02-25-2007, 08:18 PM
Bareback Rider Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 474	I use a curry comb, It seems to work fine. __________________ Everthing happens for a reason

02-26-2007, 08:42 AM
cboling Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: canada Posts: 407	I like the jelly brush too( like the picture above), they work great. I also use a tail brush all over to get deep into the coat and to finish (I love this tool) a grooming block.

02-26-2007, 08:55 AM
gbarmranch Pasture Pet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mayberry Posts: 32,635	I love the grooming mitts with the nubbies too - you can really clean them up well and they love it It also helps get down under the winter hair and will assist in preventing rain rot... __________________ http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Quality Foundation Quarter Horses If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself." Augustine of Hippo

02-26-2007, 03:57 PM
donna Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: trappe, pa Posts: 448	hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......grooming block?........what is that?

02-27-2007, 09:57 AM
cboling Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: canada Posts: 407	I found a link, I have used these and a few other companys. Love em!! http://www.kyhorse.com/store/groomin...slickneasy.htm

02-27-2007, 01:05 PM
Jaxie Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 339	grooming blocks are little hand held porous blocks that really scrape the loose fur and dirt right off. And then the block gets dull you can scrap it against something like concrete down to a new layer.. they kind of look like a really hard sponge. They work wonders.

02-27-2007, 01:40 PM
Orchid Bombproof Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 11,039	The real question is - can you get a really thickly mittened hand into one of those jelly brushes? I use a big toothed flexible rubber curry, a medium brush and a soft brush, same as in the summer time. Once they start to shed I break out the shedding blade, they all seem to love that thing. __________________ Careful what you wish; Careful what you say; Careful what you wish; You may regret it; Careful what you wish; You just might get it. ~ Metallica, King Nothing

02-27-2007, 03:05 PM
SueBee Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NW suburbs of Chicago Posts: 419	Another slicker block devotee here. Since it warmed up here (well, above -10 degrees, it's almost been right at freezing everyday), my wooly mammoth has been shedding like it's May. The block does not get clogged with all that fur, so I start with that, go all around him, brush as much of that fur off as I can, then I use the gel mitt, then the rubber curry, then another round with the medium brush, then finally, another round with the slicker block. Finish it all off with the fine brush, and voila, I have a slick looking shaggy boy.

03-06-2007, 05:49 PM
Unicornluver123 Newborn Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 12	I use my curry a lot more on my mare to straighten her hairs then i go over her witha hard brissle brush! __________________ When you ride a horse you are simply borrowing it..