Tuesday, August 9, 2011

A training break: Accessories time!

Every girl loves her accessories and Nenya being the girly-mare that she is, she's no exception. So I thought this week I'd divert from the training to talk about some of the best little "accessories" Nenya has in her pink toolbox.

Best brush evah: The Nuzzler


I don't know why this wasn't one of the first things I bought her. The teeth on this curry comb are a hard plastic and shaped like a massage brush. Which is exactly what it is. Nenya has the pink heart-shaped one (again, I know you're shocked) and it is very comfortable to hold. When I go over her with this brush she has pooky lip and head bobbing the whole time. When I'm done she looks at me like "Why did you stop?!" Before I bought the Nuzzler, I tried it out on my good friend Laura (her back) and she had a pooky lip and bobbed her head too. And then she too asked why I stopped.

The best mane in the barn: Cowboy Magic Detangler


Wowza! This is such a must-have. Although Nenya has very a fine-textured Arabian mane and tail, she has a lot of it and after bathing her or even a few days of her playing out in the pasture, the tangles set in. The tiniest bit of this product--we're talking dime-sized--applied to her forelock, mane and tail, and the brush just goes through like butter. It works just as well on dry hair as wet--and it smells good too! I think I'm going to use it on my own hair.

Best smelly stuff: EQyss Mega-Tek Coat Rebuilder


I went on vacation for a week earlier this summer and came back to find Nenya had rubbed bare a part of her tail. She also somehow  managed to get a crescent-shaped bare mark on her right flank. That second one is still a mystery to me. I asked her and she just sighed and ignored me. I get that a lot. I digress...This product is fantastic for rebuilding coats and hair. It helps with dried skin and split ends too. It can also be used on Coupe's paw pads--I love the multi-pet uses! I've been faithful of putting it on Nenya's little bare spots I described above 3 times a week and both have the hair almost completely grown back. Best of all, it smells like coconut. Every girl likes to smell a bit tropical!

Best clean face: Oster ESC Face Finishing Brush

Everyone encounters a dirty face every now and then so why not sweep it clean? This brush from Oster has a nice grip handle and the bristles are super soft. Nenya LOVES this brush. She shoves her face into it as I'm sweeping away the dirt and she even tries to nibble on it. She's a freak. Anyways, I like how it's round and it's easy to get around the contours of her face and the compactness of the bristles gets a lot of dirt off quickly and easily. And I'm sure you're all dying to know, Nenya has the pink one.