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Horse brushes and curry combs
With the right horse brushes your horse gets thoroughly clean, from coarse mud to the last speck of dust. At Lepona you will find curry combs, body brushes, dandy brushes, face, finishing, mane and hoof brushes, grooming gloves and sweat scrapers, with natural bristles or made of plastic. Good grooming kit is especially worthwhile in autumn and winter, when the coat gets thicker and the paddock muddy. You can store everything in a grooming bag or grooming box.
Horse brushes: names and what you need them for
- Rubber curry comb: loosens dirt and loose hair from the coat with circular movements. It comes oval, round, as a Palmfit model or as a rubber grooming glove.
- Spring curry comb and spiral curry comb: made of metal, for loose dirt and hair, often with fine and coarse teeth on both sides. Also for cleaning the body brush.
- Dandy brush: coarse, stiff bristles for heavy dirt and encrusted mud, for example the Waldhausen Flex dandy brush with natural bristles.
- Body brush: fine, rather soft bristles for dust and fine dirt, usually used together with the curry comb. The QHP body brush Royal is made of Tampico fibres and is also suitable for the face.
- Dust brush and long-bristle brush: long bristles that get the dust out of a thick coat, such as the Waldhausen HardWood dust brush.
- Finishing brush: particularly soft natural hair such as goat hair (Waldhausen Flex finishing brush, Grooming Deluxe Small Overall Brush soft) or horsehair (Grooming Deluxe finishing brush Body Shine) for the final touch.
- Face brush: small and soft for the sensitive head area.
- Mane and tail brush, mane comb: for detangling mane and tail, for example the Waldhausen long-hair brush with gel handle and rounded pins.
- Hoof brush and hoof pick: for the sole and frog. The Effol hoof brush Safety has an extra-long handle and angled bristles.
- Washing brush and sweat scraper: for washing and for drawing the water out of the coat afterwards.
You will find more accessories for mane and coat under Mane and coat care, and for the hooves under Hoof care.
The order in which to groom your horse
First the rubber curry comb, then the dandy brush for coarse dirt, then the body brush for dust and finally the face and finishing brushes. Brush through the mane and tail with the mane brush, and pick out the hooves last. Our guide Care products: what do you need? explains what else belongs in the grooming box.
Natural bristles or plastic?
Natural bristles made of horsehair, goat hair or Tampico are soft and work well for dust and the finishing touch. Plastic bristles are robust, easy to care for and often stiffer. Grooming Deluxe recommends the Overall Brush hard for winter and horses with a thick coat, and the Overall Brush soft for clipped or thin-coated horses. The Equestro Flexible soft natural brush made of horsehair is also designed for clipped horses.
Brush sets, children's brushes and gift ideas
There are sets for getting started or as a gift: the QHP brush set Royal contains a dandy brush, body brush, a medium-stiff brush, mane brush and hoof pick with brush. The Grooming Deluxe brush set Limited Edition has six pieces, including a brush for hoof grease. For children there are the Sammy brushes in a unicorn design from Grooming Deluxe, the Sammy Kids Brush Bag Set and the QHP grooming set Isalyn in a unicorn backpack. For hobby horses, Cheval Roi has its own hobby horse brushes. You will find more ideas under Gifts.
Brands
You will find horse brushes from brands including Premiere, Grooming Deluxe, Waldhausen, QHP, Equestro, Q-essentials and Effol. Everything for grooming and care can be found under Grooming kit and care products.
To start with, a rubber curry comb, dandy brush, body brush, face brush, mane brush or mane comb and a hoof pick are enough. You need a sweat scraper if you wash your horse.
First the rubber curry comb, then the dandy brush, then the body brush and finally the face and finishing brushes. After that, brush the mane and tail and pick out the hooves.
The dandy brush has coarse, stiff bristles for heavy dirt. The body brush has finer, softer bristles and gets dust and fine dirt out of the coat.
For a thick winter coat, brushes with stiffer or long bristles are suitable, for example the Grooming Deluxe Overall Brush hard or a dust brush. For clipped horses, soft natural brushes made of horsehair or goat hair are the better choice.
Regularly stroke the body brush across the curry comb while grooming. From time to time you can wash the brushes in lukewarm water and leave them to dry with the bristles facing down. For natural bristles and wooden backs, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Yes, for example the five-piece QHP brush set Royal, the six-piece Grooming Deluxe brush set Limited Edition or, for children, the Sammy Kids Brush Bag Set and the QHP grooming set Isalyn.