[3WishesDun]

I don't use them. Never owned a horse that liked them at all. Too harsh. A rubber curry and some elbow grease works just fine for me.

[Drafty]

i used a metal curry comb on my horse casue he would get knot from all the wind and playing and if he had caked on mud. He liked it it felt good to him he would press into it by himself. I have never had a problem with them and i have had 2 horses and neither of them minded it. Good for when they have a bad itch.
Drafty

[KZWestern]

Techincally mettle curry combs are suppose to be used only for cleaning brushes. Why it's called a curry comb don't as me, because it's not actually suppose to be used on horses. Having said that, why that's bad and a shedding blade is not is beyond me, and I will use mettle curry combs on dried mud. I've found that shedding blades work excellently for whisking away wet mud, but I use mettle curry combs for really thick dried on mud. Otherwise I don't use them.

[imacowgirl2]

I use a metal curry for pulling off caked on mud and shedding...I use it like a shedding blade, but since none of the stores around us sell shedding blades except REALLY expensive ones, metal curries it is for us. Its also a plus that you can flip them over and use longer teeth or shorter ones. I also use the rubber curry after the metal curry, but with my guy's thick coat, there isnt a HOPE of getting all the mud off him without a metal curry. I also use it for shedding in the spring, and I DO use it to clean my brushes too.

[Xiphias]

Never had a problem using one on a muddy horse, with a winter coat....Cathy

[Vix]

I have one but I mostly use it to clean my other brushes, but for caked on mud in the fall on a winter coat it works better than a shedding blade. I've never had issues with it scratching my horses but I don't use it like a normal curry either, just on those very dirty spots to loosen up the mud before I switch to another brush to get the rest off. It's definately not to be used in place of a plastic or rubber curry, especially on legs and other more thinly skinned areas.

[lucky_pine]

I use them both for removing mud and hair, and for cleaning the brushes. I see no problem with it, and have yet to find a horse who objects to the metal curry. Of course, you don't rub it in circular motions, I use it similar to a shedding blade. Doesn't hurt a thing. Not all books are right, and not every single bit of information should be 100% believed. Just because one book said not to use it on a horse, doesn't mean the whole world has to follow it. It's like any other tool, used wrong and yes, it'll hurt. Otherwise, have at it.

[BirdieGirl]

I use them for the same reasons everyone else said they do!
Getting out any caked on mud, loose hair, and I've found that slicker brushes (for dogs) and metal curry combs get out quite a bit of the loose "power-like" dirt and dust underneath the coat, just don't push hard with the slicker brushes, they're meant for long fur, not slick horse hair. And I use the metal curry to clean my brushes (and for getting burs out of my sweater before I leave the barn! lol)

[Kaitsbliss]

As long as your to hard with it I am sure you are fine!

[irishchick]

weuse them on thick coated horses and on mud but it does depends on the horse...my mare for instants gos mad if i use a hard bristled dandy brush so imgaine what shes like with acurry comb..another tb here feels absolutely nothing you could use a metal curry comb all over and he wouldnt mind

if your hrose is alright with is then i dont see why u cant use it