Grooming Kit Guide

Grooming Kit Guide

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Horse Lovers
Christmas is the season of giving, and for equestrians and horse lovers, finding the perfect gift can be as exciting as the celebration itself! Whether shopping for the horse, the rider, or both, the Smart Grooming Christmas Collection offers thoughtful...
Grooming Kit for Fun Rides

Fun ride season is just around the corner! Here at Smart Grooming we’ll always try to attend a few fun rides across the summer – they are great for a change of pace for our competition horses, and a fun outing with friends is never amiss!

Grooming Kit for Arena Eventing
Beat the mud with arena eventing! If you haven’t tried arena eventing we recommend it as a great day out with your horse. 
Grooming Kits for Gifting
  Giving a complete grooming kit or sets of products for a gift or special present is a thoughtful and practical solution when choosing for an equestrian friend or family member. For a Birthday present or at Christmas, a grooming...
Looking to buy a new grooming kit or upgrade an existing one?
  There are so many choices of Grooming kits, brushes, and accessories as well as baskets, bags, boxes, and holdalls for keeping them together.  The choice will depend on discipline, type of horse, and your own requirements. Keeping all the...
Best Grooming Kits for Horses
Grooming horses should be carried out as a daily routine.  Putting time aside to groom and check your horse all over is essential, not only to keep the coat in good condition, but for checking for any injuries, rubs, sores...
What are the best products to include in a Competition & Show Grooming Kit?
The contents of a horse grooming kit required for taking to a show may include a few extra brushes and lotions when compared to an everyday grooming kit and will also depend upon the discipline and turnout requirements.  Show/competition grooming...
How to use the Smart Grooming Super Groomer
The Smart Grooming Super Groomer is a great choice to have for everyday horse grooming and in your grooming kit. It’s made using recycled polypropylene, and designed for effective and gentle grooming. The Super Groomer can be used for washing...
Why you need a Super Groomer
The Super Groomer is one of the most simple and effective grooming products on the market and is a must have in every grooming kit.  Made from recycled polypropylene pressed into a compact oval shape with a webbing strap, it...
All About Scissors
The Smart Grooming’s Scissor range caters for all the equestrian’s trimming and tidying needs and is essential in the everyday grooming kit. Scissor tidying is a quick and easy way to keep excess hair under control, leaving a neat and...
The job of an Equi Shave
The Equi Shave is an easy to use, humane tool with multiple uses! It features a stainless steel razor, protected by a small comb. It's small and compact, making it perfect for any grooming kit! Here are just some of its many uses:...
Grooming Kit Essentials
As we enter a new year, most horse owners will feel the need to refresh the grooming kit. Its time to throw out those empty bottles, pop the towels in the wash and give the grooming brushes a spring clean!...

What Is a Horse Grooming Kit?

A horse grooming kit is a collection of tools and supplies used to maintain a horse’s coat, hooves, and overall appearance. Regular grooming is essential for a horse’s health, comfort, and well-being. Grooming kits include brushes, combs, scissors, and other speciality supplies such as for hoof care, plaiting or quarter marking. 

Exactly what is in a grooming kit depends on the type of horse you have, and the activities that the horse undertakes. For example, a traditional cob that is only used for hacking will have a grooming kit based around medium to firm brushes, detanglers, and sprays to keep feathers, tail and mane pristine. This is a very different kit compared to that of a thoroughbred that regularly shows– brushes will need to be soft, and there will extra supplies for plaiting and quarter marking!

In this series of blogs we’ll be looking at what makes up a grooming kit, and how to tailor your grooming kit for different equestrian events.