Grooming vacs?

quarterhorse7070 · 08-30-2006, 11:55 PM

Has anyone used those grooming vacs? I was considering getting one but i was wondering how good they work.

beth55051 · 08-31-2006, 07:09 AM

I used to groom horses for a living and we never used them, found that we got a better result using good old elbow grease.

Kemstar · 08-31-2006, 07:49 AM

When I used to groom for a living, my training stable in NE Ohio used a grooming vac. They were ok, but I personally found them noisy and cumbersome to use when grooming.

The one thing I absolutely loved about them was it converted to a blower and I used it a lot to whirlpool sore legs. I found myself using it more after shows than before for this reason alone.

gbarmranch · 08-31-2006, 08:19 AM

We too tried them - noisy, not easy to manuver, and it took too long to get some horses used to them - good old-fashioned brushing, etc.. works better and is better for the horse as it stimulates the skin and makes for a shinier coat!!

ToveroMom · 08-31-2006, 09:10 AM

Love them-wish I was set up to bae able to have one here.
You can get the extra long hose and have the vacuum well away from the horse.
You don't get to skip the elbow grease but after the manual grooming the vacuum gets everything else out.

Kahlua_Twist · 08-31-2006, 10:11 AM

I've used a vac. before, but it was just your garden variety ShopVac. Worked pretty well!! I groomed tonnes beforehand but it just seemed to help get that last bit out, especially in the spring...ugh!

Arab Lady · 08-31-2006, 11:31 AM

Miss the vac a bunch!

After currying and brushing to loosen the dirt underneath, the vac was wonderful. I find they work great, the horses loved it after they were used to it. My Arabs really enjoyed it... and it only took one to two times to get used to it. It's like a massage to them. One gelding used to go to sleep. I've witnessed its use in a few other barns and the horses seemed to have the same reaction as mine did.

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08-30-2006, 11:55 PM
quarterhorse7070 Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: new york Posts: 125	Grooming vacs? Has anyone used those grooming vacs? I was considering getting one but i was wondering how good they work.

08-31-2006, 07:09 AM
beth55051 Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Central Minnesota Posts: 7,977	I used to groom horses for a living and we never used them, found that we got a better result using good old elbow grease. __________________ *Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.*

08-31-2006, 07:49 AM
Kemstar Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salem, Virginia Posts: 896	When I used to groom for a living, my training stable in NE Ohio used a grooming vac. They were ok, but I personally found them noisy and cumbersome to use when grooming. The one thing I absolutely loved about them was it converted to a blower and I used it a lot to whirlpool sore legs. I found myself using it more after shows than before for this reason alone. __________________ May we all ride as well as we do in our dreams!

08-31-2006, 08:19 AM
gbarmranch Pasture Pet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mayberry Posts: 32,635	We too tried them - noisy, not easy to manuver, and it took too long to get some horses used to them - good old-fashioned brushing, etc.. works better and is better for the horse as it stimulates the skin and makes for a shinier coat!! __________________ 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

08-31-2006, 09:10 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 17,059	Love them-wish I was set up to bae able to have one here. You can get the extra long hose and have the vacuum well away from the horse. You don't get to skip the elbow grease but after the manual grooming the vacuum gets everything else out. __________________

08-31-2006, 10:11 AM
Kahlua_Twist Started Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sudbury area, ON Posts: 2,848	I've used a vac. before, but it was just your garden variety ShopVac. Worked pretty well!! I groomed tonnes beforehand but it just seemed to help get that last bit out, especially in the spring...ugh!

08-31-2006, 11:31 AM
Arab Lady Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 239	Miss the vac a bunch! After currying and brushing to loosen the dirt underneath, the vac was wonderful. I find they work great, the horses loved it after they were used to it. My Arabs really enjoyed it... and it only took one to two times to get used to it. It's like a massage to them. One gelding used to go to sleep. I've witnessed its use in a few other barns and the horses seemed to have the same reaction as mine did. __________________ A horse only knows the present, not the future. He can only learn that which is being taught him and can only step in the direction wherein he is being taken. (paraphrased: Henry Wynmalen)