Taking the threadjack where it belongs - Haas brush thread

[pony_baloney]

OK, I answered my own question. I bought the mane & tail brush and it’s great. A bit more work than just spraying on some detangler, but well worth the effort. My pony lives out 24/7 in dirt/mud and loves to roll. His mane is long, past his neck and white. Detangler was last used a week ago so there’s really nothing in his hair now. It came out white and sparkly shiny and feeling light and natural.

I’m hoping to use this brush year round, but I fear that it will create some static electricity; my pony is NOT a fan of that. I may give the brush or mane a spritz of something then. The detangler used before is Manely Long Hair, which I loved before I bought my second bottle. It now seems thicker and makes the hair a bit sticky so I won’t be using it anymore. I’d love it if I never needed detangler again.

His tail also came out nice. Much easier to twist and do small sections than the mane.

It’s amazing how the right tools work so much better. Grooming is so much more effective and more fun and satisfying. My pinto pony’s white areas are soooo white and there’s not a hint of dust during a “poof test” (patting the hindquarters).

[Pippigirl]

Lol I splurged and got the New Generation Curry. I never thought I’d get so excited about a curry but…here we are! I too like how it holds on to the dirt until you bang it out. Also like using it to clean my brush (Amazone and Gundy’s Finest) as I groom. Is there much difference between the Amazone and the Lipizanner brush?

[quietann]

Where did you find this brush? I need something for Lola’s big beautiful tail!

[ZuzusPetals]

Got the Diva two days ago and La Mare lowers her neck, leans her whole face into it and makes cooing noises. This is a first.

[pony_baloney]

https://www.doversaddlery.com/haas-maehnen-brush/p/X1-100161/

I found it in a Dover Saddlery store. Still using it, with very few applications of detangler (still using Manely Long Hair, which is still the best I’ve ever used). I brush his tail differently than the video. I pick up the entire tail and let small sections drop, brush through them, then let another section drop and repeat.

[quietann]

So this is a mane brush, not mane and tail? I’m confused!

[pony_baloney]

For both. It’s like a long soft bristled flick brush.

[quietann]

Synthetic or natural bristles, or both?

I’d actually like something a little smaller because I have a bad hand. The one shown in the video is only available overseas.

[pony_baloney]

I think the one in the video is the same as the one from Dover. And all the bristles look synthetic to me, but I haven’t looked at it that closely. There are so many bristles and they go through the hair so well.

[quietann]

Thanks! I might be able to pick one up at the Dover in Plaistow tomorrow.

[MissusS]

My mare has a ridiculous love for the cavalier on her face. She would be glad to spend the day like this.

[quietann]

Got i! And it’s pink!

[pony_baloney]

Great! Let us know how it works with the mane and tail. It’s quite different than a regular hair brush and I didn’t think I’d like it but it’s been wonderful for my pony’s very long mane.

[paintedpennypony]

I am proving to be highly susceptible to the things that CoTH recommends. Fiancé got me the grey/colored horse brush set for Christmas and it is awesome. It came with a mane/tail brush, a curry comb, the Schimmel, the Lipizzaner, the Coat Gloss, and the Diva. I knew maresy was dusty before these brushes but the first time I used the Schimmel was eye opening to how dirty she really was! Between these brushes and the PosturePrep I have really stepped my grooming game up lol

If I could only have one of these brushes I think it would be the Schimmel.

[blue_heron]

I also got the Schimmel for Christmas! Can’t wait to try it on my grey girl when she comes back from vacation.

[paintedpennypony]

It’s really great! My horse is a chestnut tobiano and lives outside 24/7. The Schimmel is awesome at getting all the crusties off plus all the dandruff/ whatever it is that’s at the very base of her coat (full blown yak and hasn’t had a bath since July).

[AllTheCarrots]

I love my Schimmel with the fire of a thousand suns. So does the Goober, especially around and even in his ears.

[ZuzusPetals]

— I had doubts about the Mustang, whose brass bristles hint at medieval origins, but it was worth the splurge for Miss Muddypants. It gets through her thick winter coat in a jiff. (It’s replacing an oval leather-backed, leather-handled brush — one of these Merrie Olde Engand-type things that you imagine is bequeathed in the wills of top grooms to worthy successors. Someone about a year ago listed an identical leather brush for $100-ish on eBay. Please. Only recently have I concluded that this brush SUCKS. It’s heavy. It takes the strength of 10 men and a boy to drag it through a winter coat. I think it somehow leaves the animal dirtier. Gah! Get out of my grooming box!)

— I’m the self-appointed president of the Der Gute Fan Club. (That’s the super-stiff curry that emits more than a whiff of the medieval.) As president, I own two: one for each hand. Girl horse loves mud. Girl horse is big.

— The Diva on her face turns her into a sighing pile of goo. A friend was considering the Diva and a similar model by another manufacturer. Her horse is a fussyboots for grooming. Me: “Trust me. Get the Diva.” She trusted and she got.

— I’m not sure whether I’m correctly holding the pastern brush, whose proper and too-long name escapes me. What’s with the weird two-tier bristles? It does get funk off the lower legs, though. And it’s inexpensive. I like having a dedicated tool for the messiest part of the horse, and by design will be a snap to wash. Also — surprise! — medieval-ish.

— The Noir is a big black soft brush. It really chases fine dust. It’s replacing another crap leather-backed, leather-handled Merrie Olde England brush.