| Every horse barn should have a good selection of | | | | You will need a curry brush. You can get a |
| horse care products and supplies to care for your | | | | relatively inexpensive one at the feed store or |
| horse and maintain your barn. While the obvious | | | | online. I prefer a rubber mitt that I can slide my |
| needs of quality food and clean water are easy | | | | hand into. But you need to find out what works |
| to see and obtain, the other products may not | | | | best for you. You should use one per horse to |
| seem as apparent to the new horse owner. | | | | keep from spreading skin parasites from horse to |
| Even though you need a host of supplies for your | | | | horse. But again, this is my preference. |
| barn, all we will discuss here are grooming. The | | | | You should have a good mane and tale shampoo |
| other items are mostly common sense things | | | | and conditioner to remove the tangles from the |
| that you will acquire as the need arises. | | | | mane and tail. |
| A clean horse is a healthy horse. For most people, | | | | You also need a hoof pick. I've tried a lot of |
| a clean horse is a happy horse, but we have | | | | different types, and to be honest, one that I can |
| "Pig-Pen" who is happiest when he has laid down in | | | | carry in my back pocket is the type I prefer. It is |
| the mud, especially right after you have groomed | | | | right there where I need it and I can always find |
| him because you want to go for a ride. | | | | it. This is especially helpful if you are grooming |
| You should keep all of your grooming supplies in a | | | | more than one horse. |
| bag or bucket to have them handy and in one | | | | The most important thing, use your grooming |
| place. A bag is best, because it has a zipper to | | | | supplies. Most horses really enjoy being groomed. |
| keep the dust out. The supplies include brushes | | | | One of ours relaxes so much during grooming he |
| and combs and shampoos and conditioners. You | | | | actually falls asleep. This is one of the best ways |
| can buy the fancy brushes imported at high cost | | | | to bond with your horse, especially if you have |
| from Europe, or you can go down to Walmart | | | | acquired a new one. Who knows, "Pig-Pen" may |
| and get some good hair brushes and wide tooth | | | | stay clean for a couple of hours this time. |
| combs for the mane and tail. | | | | |