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From: greenwoodann@xxxxxxx

I’m really allergic to the dust/dander that comes from grooming my ponies.  I’m thinking of buying one of those horse vacs. Do any of you use one and can you make pro/con recommendations?  Thanks so much.  Reply direct if desired.

 

In my experience, the key element is not the vacuum cleaner itself

(a vacuum is a vacuum, just more or less powerful); the key element

is the headpiece.  The Electro-Grooms have this wonderful headpiece

that allow just enough air in to facilitate maximum suction and therefore

dirt/dust pickup, without sealing itself to the horse's coat.

 

The cheaper "horse" vacuum (Metro Vac 'N Blo) that I bought had a

wonderful-looking assortment of headpieces--none of which worked

worth a damn.  The curry comb-like pieces let waaaay too much

air in to do the kind of deep cleaning, all the way to the skin, even

on a winter coat, that the Electro-Groom is so good at.  The only

piece the Vac 'N Blo had that worked well was the spaghetti-toothed

brush.  And that, being plastic, wore out and started snapping teeth

off after just one grooming session.

 

The best solution is the Electro-Groom.  They last for decades with

near-zero maintenance.

 

The best cheap solution is to find someone who will sell you the

Electro-Groom's metal headpiece separately (I see them occasionally--

Dover Saddlery used to sell them separate), and use an adapter to

connect it to a run-of-the-mill low-cost shop vacuum.

 

Linda Marins