Horse hair shave brush??

**m-g willy** · 06-10-2009, 05:49 PM

I was talking to my mom today and she stated that my dad used a horse hair shave brush!
I asked her if she was sure it wasn't a boar or badger brush.
She said it was a horse hair without a doubt!
Has anyone ever used or even heard of a horse hair shave brush?

**mretzloff** · 06-10-2009, 05:50 PM

Many members have heard of them and some have seen them. This topic comes up a lot, actually.

**mdunn** · 06-10-2009, 06:00 PM

yeah, horse hair used to be used.

It kinda fell out of use when it was found to be a vector of anthrax - thats why lots of older brushes say 'sterilized'

**Brodirt** · 06-10-2009, 06:02 PM

Feel free to buy and try. I posted this a few months ago...I guess no one bit, pardon the pun!

http://www.gggodwin.com/CartGenie/prod-308.htm

**michael.scheller** · 06-10-2009, 06:20 PM

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...6E9C946896D6CF

**Brodirt** · 06-10-2009, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by michael.scheller

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...6E9C946896D6CF

Eh, that's old news.

**michael.scheller** · 06-10-2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Brodirt

Eh, that's old news.

Oh... I'm sorry. I thought we were talking about the shaving brush m-g willy's father used in the past which his mother reported was horse hair and why perhaps horse hair brushes fell out of favor.

**O'Gan** · 06-10-2009, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Brodirt

Feel free to buy and try. I posted this a few months ago...I guess no one bit, pardon the pun!

http://www.gggodwin.com/CartGenie/prod-308.htm

I'm a horse vet, so this is pretty interesting to me!
I use horse hair mecates, and the good ones http://mecates.com/mane_hair_rope_gallery.htm
are made from mane hair. I'm guessing the brushes are, too?
I'm definitely going to have to try one.

**m-g willy** · 06-10-2009, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by michael.scheller

Oh... I'm sorry. I thought we were talking about the shaving brush m-g willy's father used in the past which his mother reported was horse hair and why perhaps horse hair brushes fell out of favor.

Thanks Mike, I must be one of the few that didn't know that.

**The Knize** · 06-10-2009, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by O'Gan

I'm a horse vet, so this is pretty interesting to me!
I use horse hair mecates, and the good ones http://mecates.com/mane_hair_rope_gallery.htm
are made from mane hair. I'm guessing the brushes are, too?
I'm definitely going to have to try one.

The conventional barber neck/talc duster brushes are horse hair, as I recall.

How come badger hair absorbs water anyway? No wonder they are so grumpy. Every other animal's coat repels water. But every time it rains a badger is stuck wearing wet, uncomfortable "clothes." What would Darwin say about this one?

**Joshua Da Silva** · 06-10-2009, 08:58 PM

I had never heard of horse hair brushes until Alfred started stocking some, but his are actually a horse badger mix. I've actually been meaning to post a thread about it. Any thoughts on this combination?

Here is a link: http://www.fendrihan.com/vielong-bad...dle-p-620.html

**Kratos** · 06-11-2009, 10:54 AM

Has anybody used one? What re the properties, I wonder. If they are anything like my horsehair boot brushes, I'm not sure I want them on my face.

**david4king** · 06-11-2009, 11:01 AM

Vie Long makes some pretty good brushes for shaving. I have three. Love them all. They are very soft and hold a good amount of water. They are a pain to get. I had to order them from spain. I don't speak spanish!!! but man they are great they are my favorite. Great with soaps good with creams. I have several brushes and the Vie Long horse hair are the best!!!

**michael.scheller** · 06-11-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by O'Gan

I'm a horse vet, so this is pretty interesting to me!
I use horse hair mecates, and the good ones http://mecates.com/mane_hair_rope_gallery.htm
are made from mane hair. I'm guessing the brushes are, too?
I'm definitely going to have to try one.

I'm using a Weaver Mecate right now and hoping to upgrade later to a good horsehair but of course it matters if my gelding stays in the snaffle.