Invest in quality brushes and keep them clean. One cannot achieve a thorough result when you brush your horse with dirty or dusty accessories. In addition, you will keep your accessories even longer if you continue to maintain them. To avoid fungal infections, each horse should have its own range of brushes.
Brush your horse everyday. The more you brush, the more you distribute natural sebum evenly over the hair. When it comes to brushes, nothing beats good old-fashioned elbow grease. When brushing the mane and tail, you should start from at the ends and work your way up.
If you are trying to get the mane and tail to grow you shouldn’t brush it every day. Instead, only pick out shavings and untangle the hair with your hands to avoid breaking the hair and preventing growth.
Wash your horse thoroughly with shampoo. For added safety, always work from front to back, and top to bottom when washing your horse.
When washing your horse it is easiest to spray the shampoo off, with the stream of water going away from your horse’s face so that you don’t accidentally get it in his eyes. Do not forget to wash under the tail and between the hind legs.
If you are going to body clip your horse before a show, you should do this at least one to two weeks in advance. When you first body clip your horse, his coat will look dull and might have lines from the blades. By allowing some time, you can have your horse get back his natural shine and allow the lines to grow out.
