Hi.
I'm Emily from Marketing, and today I'
going to show you what's in my grooming bag.
I have a 19-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse gelding named JZ,
and I've had him since he was six,
so we've been together for a really long time.
And you'll notice in my grooming bag
that I have a lot of stuff that like scratches him,
because he tends to be like the world's itchiest horse,
so you'll see lots of curries and things
like that in my bag today.
Speaking of my bag, this is the Rockin' SP Quilted Arena
Bag by Big D. I love this bag, because first of all,
it's beautiful with this quilting pattern.
It has a slight sheen to the fabric.
It has complementary piping and stitching,
but it's also really, really functional.
So on the bottom, it's all mesh, so that means dirt can
fall right out, which is great.
And it has a ton of pockets and space
inside, so it fits everything I need.
The handles are really nice as well.
You can throw it over your shoulder, carry it around,
makes everything really convenient.
It also has this great clip feature,
which means I can put it on in the ringside
or in a grooming stall, and just hang it up so I'm not
constantly bending over.
So the first thing I have here, it's a little dirty,
but just a monogram towel, so I can wipe him
down, wipe my hands off, that sort of thing
when I'm at the barn.
And then inside-- it also has a really durable zipper.
I feel like this thing is going to last forever.
So I guess I'll go through my brushes first.
I just have like a standard medium brush, which
is kind of my everyday brush.
I have one of these great Oster face brushes.
They're really soft, so I use it to kind
of finish off his coats, and then
on his face as well, but really, really soft.
So the start of all my curries-- this
is, I think it's called the
Jelly Curry, but I mostly use this for bathing,
because it's a nice plastic.
It's been winter here, so it hasn't
been used in awhile, which is why it's so dirty.
But it's got kind of a really bumpy side and then like a more
like fine bumpy side.
I mostly use this side, and it's really nice
to them lathered and get right down to the skin when
you're giving a bath.
The scrub mitt-- this is JZ's favorite.
Normally intended for bathing, but he actually
loves to like scratch his face on this,
so I just hold up my hand, and he just goes to town and rubs
his had all over this as soon as I get it out.
So this is great for that.
I also use it to curry his body, especially
in the summer where his hair's not very thick.
This does a nice job.
My best friend right now-- the Shedding Blade.
Our horses are finally shedding out,
and I'm using this constantly.
And then there's little curry.
This one is just a nice massage.
It's really, really flexible, so again, I just
use this to get out all of his itchies.
And then I have a traditional black curry.
Same story here.
I think that's it for my curries.
Classic Oster Mane and Tail Brush-- this
is one of my favorites.
I've been really particular about his forelock lately,
because he got into some burrs last fall.
I don't even know how, but his hair was so tangled
that I had to like completely cut off his forelock, which
was really sad.
He had a mohawk, so I've been taking really
care to delicately brush that, so it grows back.
It's looking much better this spring, thank goodness.
Speaking of brushes, I also have this little tiny Face Brush,
which is like the cutest thing I've ever seen.
And it's literally so soft.
It's like softer than some of my makeup brushes.
I love it.
I don't generally use this on his face, actually.
I most often use it to brush off my boots
before I'm going into the show ring,
because it does a really nice job of taking dust off,
and it's so soft that it doesn't scratch my boots either.
So nice little trick with this brush.
Moving on into topical products, I
have my favorite World Champion Pepi Coat Conditioner.
This puts such a nice shine onto the coat.
It just makes JZ gleam.
It's aerosol, which is really nice.
You don't get any big wet spots, and it smells really good, too.
So this is great before you go into the show ring.
Another one of my favorites is the Banixx Wound Care.
So this is just a little sample bottle,
but I have a bigger bottle as well, but just great to spray
onto any wounds and infections.
I always have this around.
So this is Absorbine Botanicals, which
is a natural herbal liniment, and this actually
is massage foam.
So it's really, really easy to use.
Oh, my god.
It smells so good.
It's just nice.
I use it on JZ after a hard ride,
just to make sure he feels his best.
I put it down his legs and stuff.
Really easy to apply with the foam,
and it does a really great job.
I love this stuff.
Also have a classic Bag Balm.
This is just a staple.
Any little cuts, nicks, I just-- a skin
irritation-- I just slather some of this stuff on,
and it's a classic.
Another balm is the AG Silver Balm,
which is good for, again, scratches,
infection, irritation.
It's this like really nice blue balm,
and it stays in place really well.
So this is great for skin irritation, too.
So this is one of my newest most favorite products.
It's SmartPak's new fly spray called OutSmart.
And while we don't have a lot of flies in Massachusetts yet,
we do have ticks.
So that's mostly what I've been using this for,
but I can't wait to try it on flies and mosquitoes
in the summertime, too.
But this is nontoxic and safe for horse and rider,
which is great.
I've never found anything that's safe and also effective,
and this really combines the two of those.
So I spray it on JZ before he goes out in turnout, just
to help keep ticks away, and then I'm looking forward
to spraying it on myself before we go out
for rides this summer.
OK.
I'm still going.
I feel like this is like Mary Poppins's endless bag.
Classic little hoof pick here.
This one has a nice grip.
Pretty standard, but holds up well.
Double-ended snaps.
JZ is an escape artist.
He knows how to opens stall doors.
He gets out.
It's not good, so he does have a hook closure on his stall now.
But I just keep some double-ended snaps around,
as well, in case I need them for something else, too.
So lastly, some treats, some Horse Nibbles.
They smell amazing.
Nice, crunchy treat.
One of his favorites, but he likes pretty much all treats.
So when he's a good boy, he gets a little reward.
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