Metal curry comb...bad?

MelissaH · 08-31-2006, 10:34 AM

I have one and use it. I just bought a book and it says DO NOT use one. It's bad for the horse and can scratch their skin. Anyone have bad experiences with metal curry combs?

philly78 · 08-31-2006, 10:35 AM

nope I havent, I have a few and use them to get the dried mud off of my horses!

Moostang · 08-31-2006, 10:38 AM

I only use them for removing dried mud on a winter coat, otherwise I think it is overkill for grooming.

Friesiangirl · 08-31-2006, 10:44 AM

I use mine to get hair and mud off

smitty · 08-31-2006, 10:51 AM

I do not like them.....I use the regular ol' hard rubber ones to do the dirty work. I suppose you could scratch your horses skin with just about what ever you use, depending on HOW you use it.

faroutfax · 08-31-2006, 10:56 AM

They are for cleaning burshes ONLY

Use a shedding blade for the really bad stuff

BlueDiamond · 08-31-2006, 11:05 AM

I use one on my horses and have never had a problem. Work well on dried on mud.

Thourbreds Rule · 08-31-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MelissaH

I have one and use it. I just bought a book and it says DO NOT use one. It's bad for the horse and can scratch their skin. Anyone have bad experiences with metal curry combs?

I have used one and it hase not scratch her skin. If you have a arab or a thourbred it might scratch there skin. Now if you have a Quter Horse of a Applossa it wont bother them as much. I would just say that if you harse hase scratches on his skin do not use it.

~ Ruth

Friesiangirl · 08-31-2006, 11:15 AM

WEll, i also use mine on my brushes to clean them Lol

Quick2Skip01 · 08-31-2006, 11:40 AM

Ive never had any problems with metal curry combs, or shedding blades. I only use them in the winter when they have thick coats though. Otherwise I just use my grooma during the summer to loosen mud.

08-31-2006, 10:34 AM	#1
MelissaH Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 4,905 Images: 163 Blog Entries: 4	Metal curry comb...bad? I have one and use it. I just bought a book and it says DO NOT use one. It's bad for the horse and can scratch their skin. Anyone have bad experiences with metal curry combs? __________________ So unless your normal riding route is a haven for wild tarps on the loose or domesticated tarps that someone has let off their leash, I'd give poor Dubie a break and let him have his one phobia.~Liz

08-31-2006, 10:35 AM	#2
philly78 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oakland OR Posts: 2,487 Images: 359 Blog Entries: 4	nope I havent, I have a few and use them to get the dried mud off of my horses! __________________ Note: This post is being attached without a Sig. ~ "Philly, is a flirt": Endo~ Pinky Ribbon

08-31-2006, 10:38 AM	#3
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 9,737 Images: 679 Blog Entries: 55	I only use them for removing dried mud on a winter coat, otherwise I think it is overkill for grooming. __________________ Don't poke bears... give them honey! http://moostangproductions.com

08-31-2006, 10:44 AM	#4
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 9,486 Images: 175 Blog Entries: 22	I use mine to get hair and mud off __________________ I cannot be expected to think wihtout a good powerbar and some coffee. Stargate Fans Unite.

08-31-2006, 10:51 AM	#5
smitty Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 942	Yuck I do not like them.....I use the regular ol' hard rubber ones to do the dirty work. I suppose you could scratch your horses skin with just about what ever you use, depending on HOW you use it.

08-31-2006, 10:56 AM	#6
faroutfax Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 4,689 Images: 501 Blog Entries: 16	They are for cleaning burshes ONLY Use a shedding blade for the really bad stuff __________________ One man's wrong lead is another man's counter canter.

08-31-2006, 11:05 AM	#7
BlueDiamond Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Small town USA Posts: 607 Images: 155	I use one on my horses and have never had a problem. Work well on dried on mud.

08-31-2006, 11:15 AM	#9
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 9,486 Images: 175 Blog Entries: 22	WEll, i also use mine on my brushes to clean them Lol __________________ I cannot be expected to think wihtout a good powerbar and some coffee. Stargate Fans Unite.

08-31-2006, 11:40 AM	#10
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,994 Images: 285 Blog Entries: 7	Ive never had any problems with metal curry combs, or shedding blades. I only use them in the winter when they have thick coats though. Otherwise I just use my grooma during the summer to loosen mud. __________________ 2008 Great Lakes Buckskin Assoc. Queen Memphis, TN here I come! Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

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