Grooming 2025

[MaryFlora]

The past 6 weeks have seen many miles on the road and not a single one horse related!

Unless you count the feed store and the minis sure do!

Our weather has turned mild and sunny with the minis starting to to shed. Yesterday for the first time in weeks there was time to spare for a couple of grooming sessions. Charlie, the little mini with Cushings we took in last August is doing well and is shedding wonderfully. He has been on a vet prescribed medication and I am speculating that it is helping with the shedding? Not having had a Cushings positive horse before am unsure if they would shed out anyway?

You all are so busy walking, driving, showing, training, I’m starting this thread to post an activity! Anyone is welcome!

I used an old round shedding blade I’ve had forever for the first attack on all that hair. It worked great!

That and a flat flexible shedding blade were good starting tools.

The farrier will be here today so they will get an overdue pedicure.

 

[HersheyMint]

Hello,

The past 6 weeks have seen many miles on the road and not a single one horse related!

Unless you count the feed store and the minis sure do!

Our weather has turned mild and sunny with the minis starting to to shed. Yesterday for the first time in weeks there was time to spare for a couple of grooming sessions. Charlie, the little mini with Cushings we took in last August is doing well and is shedding wonderfully. He has been on a vet prescribed medication and I am speculating that it is helping with the shedding? Not having had a Cushings positive horse before am unsure if they would shed out anyway?

You all are so busy walking, driving, showing, training, I’m starting this thread to post an activity! Anyone is welcome!

I used an old round shedding blade I’ve had forever for the first attack on all that hair. It worked great!

That and a flat flexible shedding blade were good starting tools.

The farrier will be here today so they will get an overdue pedicure.

It is the beginning of the shedding season. I use the round shedding blade also. I follow with the curry comb. I have seen the flat flexible blades and wondered if they work as well as the ads show.

With you being busy, on the road, it must of been great for all of you, loving on the minis.

 

[HersheyMint]

@MaryFlora, good timing on this thread.

I would like to know everyone's thoughts on the steam brushes I've seen advertised. Have you used the steam brushes? I was thinking this might be an option for giving a bath to my donkey, Jeffrey .
It looks like it would be good for spot cleaning. I have two with a lot of white.

 

[LostandFound]

I was excited to look into steam brushes. As far as I can tell you could do exactly the same thing with hot water in a spray bottle. It's only using hot tap water, so it's not really steam just a fine mist. I'm thinking it's a waste of money, but it's a good enough idea that I'm going to try hot water in a spray bottle tomorrow and see how that works. I've done the hot towel thing, and it's a lot of work but it helps.

 

[HersheyMint]

I was excited to look into steam brushes. As far as I can tell you could do exactly the same thing with hot water in a spray bottle. It's only using hot tap water, so it's not really steam just a fine mist. I'm thinking it's a waste of money, but it's a good enough idea that I'm going to try hot water in a spray bottle tomorrow and see how that works. I've done the hot towel thing, and it's a lot of work but it helps.

Ok, come back and let us know what you think about the hot water in a spray bottle, please