Solo Rake

SoloGroom SoloRake – Double-Headed Grooming Rake

The SoloRake carries two heads on one handle, which is the whole point of it: one for taking bulk out and one for finishing, so a mane can be thinned and then tidied without putting the tool down and picking up another. SoloGroom's own line is that the double heads give a degree of finish you would otherwise need two products to get.

The teeth are rounded combs rather than blades. They lift the coat evenly for clipping and pull out tangles and dead undercoat, and SoloGroom make a point of saying the rake can be used on anxious horses and pets — it takes hair out without the pinch that a bladed thinner gives.

Performance & Benefits

• Two heads on one handle: one takes bulk out, the other finishes.
• Rounded tooth combs rather than blades, so the rake lifts and thins rather than cutting.
• Shapes, thins and finishes manes and tails, and creates a hand-stripped look on a coat.
• Lifts the coat evenly ahead of clipping.
• Strips out dead undercoat and winter hair quickly, which SoloGroom describe as painless.
• Usable on anxious horses and pets, according to SoloGroom.

Suitable For

• Manes and tails on horses and ponies.
• Removing a dead winter coat in spring.
• Preparing a coat for clipping.
• Dogs with a double coat that needs the undercoat taking out.
• Not the tool for everyday body brushing on a fine summer coat — the SoloGroom SoloBrush does that job more gently.

How to Use

• Work in short strokes with the lie of the hair, taking a little at a time rather than dragging through a whole mane.
• Use the coarser head to take bulk out first, then the finishing head to even it up.
• Clear the hair from the teeth as it collects.
• Rinse in warm water and dry before storing.

Specification

• Double-headed grooming rake with rounded tooth combs on each head.
• For manes, tails, undercoats and pre-clip coat lifting.
• SoloGroom publish no dimensions, tooth count, blade specification or materials for the SoloRake, so none is stated here.
• Part of the SoloGroom range alongside the SoloBrush and the SoloComb.