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Location: Sperry, OK | I have a furminator (for dogs) and I use that on my horses.. pulls loose hair out nicely. I have seen they are making ones for horses now that are larger.
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-03-19 8:03 AM aquinnell - 2014-03-18 10:26 PM I bought an XL furminator dog grooming blade and it works wonders on the horses in the spring! I have one gelding with absoultely no hair and my mare has a full coat. They have both been blanketed the same amount of time. I also have a mini that is not blanketed. My mare is loosing hair by the gobs, and my pony still has his full coat and its not moving an inch! I was wondering if those Furminators worked. I never see them in the stores anymore?
Mine are all blanketed. Some are still hairy and shedding. My good mare has been on her Platinum Performance all winter and she's got a much nicer, shinier, healthier looking coat than my others. She's got hair but not excessive.
The Fuminator's do work... just be careful how vigorous you get with them. I think I saw them still in Orschlens and you can find them in places like Petsmart and Petco still too!
My mare and filly have been on Platinum and are all slicked up and shedding out real nice too! |
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Location: naz, tx | lindseylou2290 - 2014-03-19 8:58 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-03-19 8:03 AM aquinnell - 2014-03-18 10:26 PM I bought an XL furminator dog grooming blade and it works wonders on the horses in the spring! I have one gelding with absoultely no hair and my mare has a full coat. They have both been blanketed the same amount of time. I also have a mini that is not blanketed. My mare is loosing hair by the gobs, and my pony still has his full coat and its not moving an inch! I was wondering if those Furminators worked. I never see them in the stores anymore?
Mine are all blanketed. Some are still hairy and shedding. My good mare has been on her Platinum Performance all winter and she's got a much nicer, shinier, healthier looking coat than my others. She's got hair but not excessive. The Fuminator's do work... just be careful how vigorous you get with them. I think I saw them still in Orschlens and you can find them in places like Petsmart and Petco still too!
My mare and filly have been on Platinum and are all slicked up and shedding out real nice too!
I bought one for my dogs on ebay. Wanted to try one, but they are crazy expensive in stores. I got one on ebay for around $15, still in the package. I'll have to try it on a horse.... Never thought of it! |
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| I think a rasp bar works better than a shedding blade. Only one of mine has even started thinking about shedding. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I wondered if they could get pretty sore from using those. I wormed but if it would warm up a little I'd give some of these guys a bath. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I think bathing them helps a lot but the weather isn't good enough for that yet. |
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| Bathing tends to help for the last little bits. It's always been to cold to bathe until then anyways.
One of my poor boys who has a shorter thicker coat looks like a moth eaten rug right now. The short under hair is coming out and sticking through the longer outer hairs and there are blotches from where some has come out. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-03-19 10:46 AM I wondered if they could get pretty sore from using those. I wormed but if it would warm up a little I'd give some of these guys a bath.
We use the furminators for lots of different animals - dogs, cats, horses and even shedding sheep legs on certain breeds when fitting for show. I have seen animals get pretty sore if you are too vigorous. Gotta be a bit gentle with them but they sure do work well for the job intended.
ETA - C'MON WARM WEATHER :)
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | What memory said is true. If you body clip now you will likely take off the tips of the summer coat now coming in. That will leave the summer coat dull when they finish shedding out. I never body or trace clip after January for that reason. My sorrel looks like a pumpkin when clipped anyway. I'll wait for mother nature to bring back my horse and take this orange Yak away!
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| Ultium works great on getting one to shed! Or any of those high fat supplements to shine up a coat. Really makes it faster. |
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| I have a grooming stone. Works great. And swear by the platinum |
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Location: Midwest Farmer's Daughter: Central Illinois | Bigfoot - 2014-03-19 10:46 AM I think a rasp bar works better than a shedding blade. Only one of mine has even started thinking about shedding.
A farrier's rasp is like magic! Also feels good, my horses love it - best results if you use the edge, not either flat side, & also short strokes.
Round rubber curry combs also work & feel good when they're itchy.
I love the shop vac idea...I might have to try that some day.
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Location: Minnesota | I bought mine new off of amazon for around $18...Ive had it a few years and it still works great  |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | I'm thinking panty hose would work awesome, you get that static cling and all the hair sticks in the hose and starts pulling it all off. I quit combing all that hair just headed my way . I dig the welding mask idea. I have a halloween mask that just may work.
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Location: Dubach, LA | Grooming block. I don't know what the ugly little thing is mad of, but it does pull out the hair. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Bigfoot - 2014-03-19 10:46 AM I think a rasp bar works better than a shedding blade. Only one of mine has even started thinking about shedding.
I forget about the rasp trick. Dang and my farrier was just here Tuesday. He probably had a few old ones. |
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Location: California | Cheapest best kept secret ever? Hacksaw blades!!!! They dont hurt the horse and I can by a pair for $1.25. Work WAY better then shedding blades or curries. i've heard a lot of people say they have issues with the Furminators pulling out hairand causing their animals discomfort, witnessed it first hand with a friends dog. |
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Location: Missouri | Serenity06 - 2014-03-20 9:11 AM
Cheapest best kept secret ever? Hacksaw blades!!!! They dont hurt the horse and I can by a pair for $1.25. Work WAY better then shedding blades or curries. i've heard a lot of people say they have issues with the Furminators pulling out hairand causing their animals discomfort, witnessed it first hand with a friends dog.
This! Our farrier showed us the hacksaw blade trick. All we use now! |
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| Slick N Easy blocks are the best!!!!!
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