| The brush is usually circular or oval, with little rubber | | | | The equine as it is known today adapted by evolution |
| teeth laying in circles or spirals around the outside and | | | | to survive in areas of wide-open terrain with sparse |
| center. A curry-comb is a rubber brush used for | | | | vegetation, surviving in an ecosystem where other |
| removing the worst of dirt from a horse's coat. It can | | | | large grazing animals, especially ruminants, could not. All |
| also be used (very gently) to remove excess hair | | | | horses and ponies have a worm burden, and therefore |
| during shedding season. The curry comb is used in | | | | treatment should be ongoing throughout the equine |
| circles on a equine friend's body, brushing dirt and dust | | | | friend or pony's life. Horses or ponies should be shod |
| to the surface. | | | | (hoof maintenance) every 4-6 weeks, depending on |
| It also releases natural oils on the horse's body, giving it | | | | the equine friend and the weather. |
| a sheen. A metal curry-comb is a brush used for | | | | The hoof continually grows, just like a large fingernail, |
| cleaning the body brush and the dandy brush. A metal | | | | and needs to be trimmed (and horseshoes reset, if |
| curry-comb is a brush used for cleaning the body | | | | used) every six to eight weeks. Horses that are fed |
| brush and the dandy brush. A metal curry-comb is a | | | | improperly may develop colic or laminitis or "founder," |
| brush used for cleaning the body brush and the dandy | | | | particularly if fed spoiled feed or subjected to |
| brush. | | | | excessive feed or a too-abrupt change of feed. |