Grooming vacuums

windblown · 01-17-2005, 09:30 AM

So, can anyone here recommend a certain grooming vacuum or at least a brand? We're going to have to body clip this year (getting out earlier for shows...yay!!), and we're going to need a vacuum to get the dust out of the horses' coats. We've had an unusually wet/muddy winter, and no matter how clean the horses look, there's always dirt left in their coats.

Thank you!

buggywhipp · 01-17-2005, 09:34 AM

When I use to board at my friend's barn she had one and I LOVED it. It was the Electro-Groom. You can find it in most catalogs: Dover, Stateline....

I hope to one day to have enough extra cash to buy me one.

Sandra-A1 · 01-17-2005, 09:47 AM

I have one of the portable Vac 'N Blo models...and it is several years old and still works great...I love mine!

cassidy · 01-17-2005, 10:04 AM

i have wondered about those things are they actually any good

Magzinator · 01-17-2005, 01:33 PM

does any one know the least excpensive brand, could you list it???? Thank you

jumpinhorselvr · 01-17-2005, 01:46 PM

I love them. We have 1 in each crosstie at my barn and a lot of ppl use them when they ride after their horse has been turned out (since they are all dusty/dirty/muddy etc.) They work great and most of the horses are fine with them

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Originally Posted by cassidy

i have wondered about those things are they actually any good

Sandra-A1 · 01-17-2005, 07:34 PM

I got my Vac N Blow from Jeffers years ago and love it...but at that time Jeffers had the BEST price on the model I wanted.
I would first look around at all the different ones currently available then look for the one you like at the lowest price you can find it...not forgetting to check Jeffers Equine to see what they have theirs priced at.

Jeffers currently carried 2 different vacuums and both are priced under $200.

Some people use the shop Vacs on their horses and they work just fine too. They order the brush and other horse related attachments from a Equine Caralog to use with their Shop Vac. So you might want to look into doing the same...just check to make sure the attachments will fit the hose of the vacuum you get if it is not a "horse vacuum"

timberline · 01-17-2005, 09:49 PM

I just have a Shop Vac and I love it. It works great and is A LOT cheaper than actual horse vacs.

Paints4me · 01-18-2005, 05:12 AM

Im lucky if I vaccume my house.... not to mention my horse LOL Just Kidding

CowGirlUp1833 · 01-18-2005, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Magzinator

does any one know the least excpensive brand, could you list it???? Thank you

I don't know about these- but you may end up spending more in the long run if you go with the cheapest...it may not work as well or may break soon....just a thought

(I'm strapped for cash tho, so I can understand your thoughts!)

01-17-2005, 09:30 AM	#1
windblown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 842 Images: 11	Grooming vacuums So, can anyone here recommend a certain grooming vacuum or at least a brand? We're going to have to body clip this year (getting out earlier for shows...yay!!), and we're going to need a vacuum to get the dust out of the horses' coats. We've had an unusually wet/muddy winter, and no matter how clean the horses look, there's always dirt left in their coats. Thank you! __________________ Chelsea National Champion WOA Matador+/ ~ USDF Champion Kentucky Music Man+/ ARR Enchantment+/ ~ The Dixie Chick+ ~ CW Monsoon ~ Aiswana

01-17-2005, 09:34 AM	#2
buggywhipp Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,767 Images: 112	When I use to board at my friend's barn she had one and I LOVED it. It was the Electro-Groom. You can find it in most catalogs: Dover, Stateline.... I hope to one day to have enough extra cash to buy me one. __________________ ~Angie~ Limoges 2006 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar colt by Le Mode SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Horses Are Addictive, Expensive, And May Impair The Ability To Use Common Sense.

01-17-2005, 09:47 AM	#3
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,333 Images: 225	I have one of the portable Vac 'N Blo models...and it is several years old and still works great...I love mine! __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

01-17-2005, 10:04 AM	#4
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,437 Images: 815	i have wondered about those things are they actually any good __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

01-17-2005, 01:33 PM	#5
Magzinator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somewhere... I can't remember exactly Posts: 1,016 Images: 31	does any one know the least excpensive brand, could you list it???? Thank you __________________ Maggie Elizabeth Yeeeeppppp

01-17-2005, 07:34 PM	#7
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,333 Images: 225	I got my Vac N Blow from Jeffers years ago and love it...but at that time Jeffers had the BEST price on the model I wanted. I would first look around at all the different ones currently available then look for the one you like at the lowest price you can find it...not forgetting to check Jeffers Equine to see what they have theirs priced at. Jeffers currently carried 2 different vacuums and both are priced under $200. Some people use the shop Vacs on their horses and they work just fine too. They order the brush and other horse related attachments from a Equine Caralog to use with their Shop Vac. So you might want to look into doing the same...just check to make sure the attachments will fit the hose of the vacuum you get if it is not a "horse vacuum" __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

01-17-2005, 09:49 PM	#8
timberline Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,057 Images: 140	I just have a Shop Vac and I love it. It works great and is A LOT cheaper than actual horse vacs. __________________ *Let The Evidence Speak For Itself...*

01-18-2005, 05:12 AM	#9
Paints4me Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,284 Images: 24	Im lucky if I vaccume my house.... not to mention my horse LOL Just Kidding

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