It wouldn’t be “Grey2Bay” if we didn’t leave the “grey” of the major metropolitan fashion centers of the world for the “bay” of the horse world here and there post wise.

It’s no secret grooming is my number one favorite thing to do horse wise. Keeping my equine companion and partner looking neat not only helps me sleep at night, but it has major health benefits for my four legged friend too.

Once upon a time on Twitter someone made a comment seeming quite proud of their horses never being groomed. This was based on the idea that a horse should just be a horse, but it did genuinely irk me. I went off and curated a post for everyone and it’s still my pinned tweet today.

Opting out of grooming leads to a whole bunch of build up which prevents any cuts, fungus, or other skin issues from being easily found and remedied. I always opt in with good tools and it massively helps the horses I work with. With the responsibility of good tools comes their upkeep which I’ll be talking about soon, but nonetheless let’s focus on the tools.

Today’s post covers two brushes I picked up from Dover Saddlery in Moraga. I was out and about in Berkeley with Kyla, and I took a detour out there to grab some items.

We scanned through literally everything, even revisiting my last trip out there to grab my new One K helmet. Kyla even found a couple things she thought were cute if she had a horse of her own. While she’s just getting into being a full on horse girl I hope to convince her fully one day.

We got stuck in the brush and horse care aisles, and this is where todays break down begins.

For a long time I have eyed luxury brushes for horses, but I have never committed and grabbed them. I had my blue set of brushes from Wonka & Caz, and never felt like I needed new brushes when I moved on to Capone. It was my sentimental way of keeping my old equine friends close while I cared for Capony.

Since my lease ended I have been cleaning, organizing and updating all of my tack and other horse supplies. In the couple months I have been working in Milpitas I have run over my brushes more times than I can count. So much for my brushes being special I guess. So when I saw a couple replacements I had to have them.

I opted for the Mustang brush and the Diamond Gloss. Priced at about $30 a piece, these brushes will be with me for life. They have already come in handy for some of our pasture puffs going back into work. The Mustang really breaks up all their dirt and fungus and the Diamond Gloss sweeps it all away with ease.