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What's in your grooming box?

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#1 ·
What's in your grooming box?
I lost mine at a show... :evil:
Looking for new ideas to put into my new one :)
What all is in yours???
 
#2 ·
Not much - I tend to keep it simple.

A stiff body grooming brush
A soft brush for face & those finishing touches
A microfibre cloth
A sweat scraper
A hoofpick with a brush
A mane & tail comb
A hard curry comb
A rubber massage curry comb
And a jar of Leovet bug repellant gel.
 
#3 ·
I don't have one box. I picked up a free, wooden tv cabinet (for a really big tv!!) from the curb last Fall. The people waved "thank you" when we put in on the back of my truck.
SOOO...I keep ALL tack cleaning supplies, wound treatments, extra fly spray stuff AND grooming items, at the ready, in this.
What I USE on a routine basis is the same as I did over 25 years ago.
--small, supple rubber curries
--round, metal curries--works great to start a mane or tail, and super for winter grooming
--several, old-fashioned hoof picks
--SWAT--under the eyes, and I've started to coat their ears with it, instead of fly spray
--Dandy brushes
--pebbled gloves, for hand-grooming their faces, and to apply fly spray BELOW the eyes, so it won't sweat into them
--Show Sheen (knock-off) AND corn oil, to detangle manes and tails
 
#4 ·
My grooming box is pretty simple as far as contents go. I keep your normal body brush, curry comb, a mental curry comb that I use ONLY for cleaning out the body brush, two sponges, a clean cloth, mane and tail brush, rubber bands, hoof pick and hoof oil brush. I keep my fly spray, home-made show sheen, wound medications, sun screen and hoof treatments on a shelf in my tack shed. The coolest thing that I like to do is I go and buy a heavy duty plastic tool box from Home Depot or Lowes type stores and that's where I keep all my brushes etc. Its cool because it locks and I've run into issues with theft before. Most of them also have compartments in the top of the box made for nails and such, but I just keep treats in there.
 
#5 ·
I don't even have my baby yet and I've already stocked up on so much stuff.

- 17 assorted brushes, from hard to medium to soft, to rubber/metal curry and combs
- sweat scraper
- a couple hoof picks
- 3 lead ropes
- 3 halters (not including his show halter)
- Show Sheen finishing mist
- Mane bands(clear sparkles~)
- collapsible bucket, which is AWESOME, especially for shows with limited tack space
- hay bag
- grooming tote to carry all my junk
- that purple "Win by a Nose" nose shaver
- Fly Mask with Ears
- the Miss Mitt

I'm still working on stuff as I have about 3-4 months before I begin showing him.
 
#6 ·
Rubber curry
Plastic curry
Jelly scrubber
Hard brush
Dandy brush
Soft brush
Mane/tail comb
PINK spray for sheen/detangling
Pyrahnna fly spray
Sweat scraper
Rag
Braiding bands
Hoof pick w/ brush
Hoof conditioner
Shampoo/Conditioner

I also have my small vet kit in my grooming bag.
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#7 ·
Each horse has its own grooming bucket on the wall outside their stable.
Metal curry comb, rubber curry dandy brush, good quality body brush, cloth, two sponges, hoof pick, a handled dog comb.

That's it. I rarely ever put anything on their feet and if I do it is Neatsfoot oil.
 
#8 ·
nothing! gahhh please put it back after you use it ...lol

mine same as above..I keep it simple
but I also have a jump box in the trailer with "emergency" stuff, duck tape, kling, betadine, saline, wraps, bute, etc.
 
#9 · (Edited)
My favourite brush is actually a dog brush! It's a double sided brush - one is about the same as a stiff body brush, and the other has wider, metal bristles (I'm sure there's a name for it but I can't think of it) that works great for manes and tails. That way I can take one brush and it does the work of several. (This isn't the same brand, but this is what it looks like: Amazon.com: Safari Pin & Bristle Medium Brush for Dogs with Wood Handle: Pet Supplies)

(Of course there's the other basics in there too - hoof pick, clippers, rags, detangling spray, etc)
 
#10 ·
It is actually one of the Classic Equine Brush Totes

Rubber Curry
Metal Curry
Shedding Blade
Hard Brush
Dandy Brush
Soft Brush
Mane and Tail Brush
Hoof Pick's...(They seem to multiply in my bag)
Shapleys Mane Mousse
PINK Sheen Spray
PINK Lotion
Cowboy Magic
Ezall detangler
Mane Bands
Rubber Bands (For me)
Face Brush
Safety Pins
Electrical Tape
Sprayer Bottle w/ Water

I think that is everything....
 
#11 ·
I have to confess, I'm intrigued by Kayella's "Win By A Nose" nose shaver. I haven't even hit google because I'm afraid I'll be disappointed.

Mine is actually a rubbermaid tote, the kind with two separate wells.
Well 1:
Rubber curry
Low-static flick brush
Dandy brush
Stiff brush with a handle for brushing dirt and ook off of hooves before picking them + also helpful for brushing dirty rain sheets, cold-weather blankets, and fly masks
Cheap hoof pick
Handled comb for mane
Crusader Quiet Ride Fly Mask with ears and "Huey" embroidered on the nose
1 pair of Back on Track standing boots for warming up the ol' suspensories prior to riding

Well 2:
Off bug spray for self
Wipe II bug spray for horse
Baby Sunblock SPF 50 for white blaze on horse nose
Swiss Army Knife
rubber squeegee sweat blade for getting water off horse after shower
cheap washrag from walmart for any number of things
Corona ointment (just in case)
Velcro-and-magnetic cell phone pouch that goes around top of half-chaps (for use when riding alone)
Saline solution left over from the time Huey got stung on the eyelid by some insect because the barn staff forgot his fly mask
Tube of betadine, because you will need it eventually
Small spray bottle of "Hair Moisturizer" to spray on dandy brush for expediting Dust Removal.
 
#14 ·
The nose shaver is for horses who don't like clippers near their faces. I'm going to start out Henny with that before I introduce him to the clippers.

Saddles Tack Horse Supplies - ChickSaddlery.com Horse Shave Razor
I may have to get one of those for Huey. He's still got his winter whiskers under his jaw, getting tangled up with the buckles for his noseband...and I'm blowed if I'll put clippers or scissors that close to the face of a horse that yanks his head 8 feet into the air with way less provocation than that.
 
#21 ·
Soft Brush
Two hard brushes
Rubber Curry
Shedding Blade
Metal Curry
Hoof Pick with Brush
Small Face Brush
Clippers
Mane and tail Brush
Mane&Tail shampoo and Conditioner
Fly Repellent
MTG
Cattle Tags
Neatsfoot oil
Hoof Polish
Small comb for Quarter Marks
Scissors
A Variation of rags
Dawn Dish soap for the white marks
A box of disposable latex gloves for sheath cleaning time
A pair of gloves with little nubbies
Tons of vet wrap roles
A medicated spray for small cuts
Squirt Bottle for when I braid
Hair gel



And... I think thats it...
 
#22 ·
Curry comb,
Dandy brush,
Body brush,
Hoof pick,
Shedding blade/sweat scraper,
Mane & tail brush,
Braiding elastics ;),
Soft face brush,
Scissors,
Some kind of special braiding brush xP
I have a few of each brush in my tack box.. its kinda over flowing. I really needa go through it.. And EVERY.SINGLE.BRUSH has white hair on it -_- .. thanks to Joker... ;)
 
#23 ·
I have a large plastic tote for all my products, but in my grooming bag i have a large flick brush
Soft body brush
2 hoof picks
Mane and tail brush
Hoof brush
Thrush buster
Baby wipes
Face brush
 
#24 ·
Contents of Groom Box #1

3 curries
3 hard brushes
2 soft brushes
4 hoof picks
4 mane and tail combs/brushes
Shedding rock thing
2 shed blades

Contents of Groom Box #2

Sole pack
Hoof oil
Cowboy magic
3 bags of braiding elastics
Pam
Vaseline
Shampoos


...and, of course, about a pony's worth of hair and a flake of hay in each!
 
#25 ·
stiff bristled brush - for demudding
medium bristled brush - for standard grooming
soft bristled brush - for flicking off deep dust that brushes can't seem to get to
face brush - for dusting faces and ears
face cloth - for cleaning noses and eye boogies
mane and tail brush
shaving razor - they have those little razor blades in the plastic combs to shave off nose hairs without hooking up the trimmers
hoof picks (2 because they always seem to disappear lol)
rubber curry comb - for decrusting sweat and scrubbing during bathes
dishwash soap - for stripping coats and cleaning brushes
shampoo/conditioner - for mane, coat, and tail
olive/coconut oil - additive after conditioners for detangling
fly spray - homemade vinegar mix
leg wraps
rubber bands - because I'm a persistent tail braider, especially for lessons
tweezers - for deticking or other uses
carrrabiners - because someone is always breaking cross ties and buckets loose

I know there is other stuff I am missing, just stuff you collect over time for uses because horses are accident prone.

I really like the practice of using tool boxes, because they do lock, they're lightweight, and they don't cost a fortune for decent ones!
 
#26 ·
Every day riding:

*Dandy brush (I have two, one with longer bristles and one with shorter ones).
*Curry comb (I have a black, oval plastic one)
*Two hoof picks, one without a brush and one with
*Sweat scraper

Showing:

*Two child scissors (the ones kids use in school)
*Cowboy Magic Bodyshine
*Mane comb
*Tail brush
*Face brush
*Soft brush
*Baby Oil
*Baby powder
*Sponge/s (more meant for cleaning tack than grooming)
*Rag/towel thing
*Bands for braiding

Depending on the time of year I'll have flyspray.

There's more but I forget what. Keep in mind that some of the showing stuff I mention only comes with me to shows (baby oil for example) while some of it stays with me all year (face brush, etc).
 
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