Grooming kit

Grooming your horse, step by step

Start with the rubber curry comb, in small circles, on the neck, body and hindquarters. Avoid the head and the bony parts of the legs, where the skin is thin. Then use the dandy brush (the Wurzle rice straw brush, or the BR and HFI brushes) in the direction of the coat, with short, brisk strokes, to flick away the dust the curry comb has brought up. The soft T de T or HKM body brush finishes the job on the body and is used on its own on the head and legs. The BR metal American curry comb is for cleaning the brushes as you groom.

Mane and tail

Detangle the tail by hand or with a brush, starting from the bottom, a lock at a time. A comb used on a dry tail pulls hairs out, and they grow back slowly. The wide-back aluminium comb is better suited to the mane, and the HKM mane knife is used to shorten and thin it before plaiting. HKM scissors and plaiting bands, in a bag or a tub, complete your show preparation.

The feet

Pick out the feet before and after every ride, from heel to toe, clearing the grooves on either side of the frog. Hoof picks with a brush, such as the HKM one or the metal model with a plastic handle, finish the cleaning. To oil the hoof wall, the HKM brush with pot saves you getting it everywhere. Hoof oils and greases are in the hoof care.

After a wash-down and before a show

The HKM sweat scraper removes water from the body after a wash-down, so the horse dries faster, especially under one of our coolers. The T de T pumice stone lifts dead hair and the fly eggs stuck to the legs at the end of summer. For clipping, we stock HKM and Liveryman replacement blades (1.6 mm, small size): check that they fit your clippers. Shampoo and detangler are in our own-brand products.