SoloGroom SoloComb MKII Horse Mane Grooming Tool

SoloGroom SoloComb MKII – Mane and Tail Grooming Comb

The SoloComb is a hand tool for shortening and thinning a mane without pulling it. You back-comb a section of hair, close the handle, and a set of hardened stainless steel blades clips the hair held in the teeth. The horse feels the comb but not the pull, which is the entire point of it — having a mane pulled is the job most horses object to most.

SoloGroom describe it as a humane alternative to traditional pulling, safe to use around sensitive areas such as the ears and eyes without risk of injury to the animal or the person holding it. It works on tails and on thick dog coats as well as manes, so one tool covers several jobs.

Performance & Benefits

• Back-combs and then clips, so hair is shortened and thinned rather than pulled out.
• Precision-engineered hardened stainless steel blades.
• Quiet in use, which matters on a horse that has learned to dread the pulling comb.
• Works around the ears, eyes and other sensitive areas without risk of injury to horse or handler.
• Removes tangles as well as shortening, so it doubles as a general mane and tail tool.
• One tool covers manes, tails and thick dog coats.

Suitable For

• Horses that will not stand to have a mane pulled.
• Tidying and thinning manes and tails between shows.
• Anyone wanting a level mane without a fight over it.
• Thick-coated dogs needing their coat thinned rather than clipped off.
• Not a substitute for clippers — a body clip or a trimmed bridlepath needs a set of clippers, not a comb.

How to Use

• Back-comb a small section of mane upwards, against the direction of growth.
• Close the handle to clip the hair held in the teeth, then release and comb through.
• Work in thin sections and take a little at a time; the effect builds up.
• Comb the mane out and check the line as you go rather than at the end.
• Wipe the blades clean and dry them after use.

Specification

• Hardened stainless steel blades in a moulded handle.
• SoloGroom publish no overall length, weight or handle material for the SoloComb, so none is stated here.
• SoloGroom's own product page names the tool simply SoloComb and uses no MKII or MKIII designation; retail listings carry both.

Care & Caution

• The blades are sharp and sit exposed in the teeth when the handle is open. Keep fingers clear.
• Store it out of reach of children.
• Blunt blades tear rather than cut. Stop using it if the mane starts pulling instead of clipping cleanly.