Cleaning 101

Every good rider knows that grooming is essential in the cleanliness and health of your horse or pony. A thorough grooming session provides invaluable bonding time with your equine friend, allows you time to check for any lumps or bumps, and—of course—gets him clean.

However, it can be easy to forget that all the dirt coming off of your pony is going somewhere, and usually that somewhere is onto your grooming tools. When your brushes get too dirty, you can unintentionally be transferring germs and dirt back onto your pony’s coat.

These step-by-step instructions for grooming tool cleaning will make sure your pony’s bushes are clean and ready for action.

1. Get the grime off your grooming tools

The loose hair and dirt that you’ve spent hours working off your pony can clog up your brushes and keep them from really getting your pony to shine. So, the first step of proper grooming tool cleaning is to get rid of that grime!

If you have hair and grime stuck in your curry comb, tapping it against a clean, hard surface can help pop all that loose hair out. If hair is accumulating on your hard or soft brush, use a metal sweat scraper to rake off the excess hair from the brush.

Even if you’re not doing a deep clean on your brushes, this step is something that should be done after every use of your grooming tools to help keep your pony looking his best.

2. Time for grooming tool cleaning