What are the best horse brushes?
You need a Rubber curry comb (use in circular movements to remove dust/dead skin/dead hair. Then a Dandy brush to flick off that dust and dirt. A metal curry comb to clean your brushes – every two brush strokes. A body brush to smooth and give the coat a shine. A mane comb – to detangle the mane, but you should start off and finish with the body brush. The dandy brush would be too hard and would pull out more hairs than it should and break others. A hoof pick – for obvious reasons A stable rubber or old teatowel to give the final dust off. A separate sponge for dock and eyes, gently wipe over and rinse. Hoof oil, for after the hoof pick. You need to clean your grooming kit every week by washing everything (except the hoof oil in warm soapy water and leave to dry in the air having shaken the water off. You might want to look at your technique. Brush two strokes, clean the brush, tap out the metal curry comb …. Look on horseheros.com for a demonstration of grooming and other great tips
