Clipper-Free Option for Matted Hair
The most common reason for matted hair is dry hair where the hair shaft cortex opens up from lack of sebum. Once ...
Teach Your Clients How to Brush a Coat
Brushing and/or combing a dry coat is never recommended. Lack of hydration will make the hair brittle which can o...
Ears
Ears are an extension of the skin and contain hair whose purpose is to block debris from entering into the canal....
Why Use a Gentler Shampoo?
Pet shampoos are made up of either detergents or alcohols to help remove dirt by removing some of the sebum layer...
Goal of Grooming
As a pet care advocate it is always important to ask ourselves, “Is the groom I’m doing today in the best interes...
Why Replace the Sebum Layer?
It is important to use a hydrating conditioner to replace the sebum layer to protect and hydrate the hair. But th...
Why Using a Proper Conditioner Protects the Hair
Hair has “plaques” which are like petals on a flower. When the hair is hydrated and covered with sebum, the plaqu...
How Hair, Skin, and the Sebum Layer Protect Our Pets
Skin is the largest organ of the body and is a barrier. This barrier protects the body by keeping bad things out ...
Jumpy Horse?
Do you find your horse exceptionally jumpy? Or acting like something is bothering him but you can’t figure out wh...
Mane & Tail Basics
Mane and tail care is very important in maintaining the overall beauty of our horses (not to mention critical for...
Caring for a Horse’s Coat
Caring for our horse’s skin and coat is often ignored, or at least underemphasized. The skin is the largest organ...