Interesting application for the same plastic mesh that intake air filters are made from. This is that same black plastic mesh used in vehicles to prevent bugs and debris from getting caught in the inner workings of the air conditioning and heating system. This same material is used to make buffer pads for floor polishing machines. This is not a sponge. It holds very little water. It would work better to apply water and soap if one side of it were an actual sponge, like those kitchen scrubbie sponges. That said, it did smooth my horse’s hair, and remove the loose hair. It seemed to remove a noticeable amount of loose dust, and I could see where it would remove lightly caked on dried mud, especially on the face and legs. And my horse did not seem to mind when I used it on the outside of his sheath and between his rear legs. I can’t imagine that this would be very effective on a winter coat or a shaggy pony. The little pokey parts are not very long, unlike a regular brush or curry, and they would not clean the loose skin and dirt under a thick coat. But, as I mentioned before, this is fine on the face, legs, sheath and bottom. I have used this dry on a horse with a summer coat. When I tried to use it wet on the same horse, I also needed a normal sponge to put water and soap on his coat, because it holds very little water. It seemed to scrub okay, but didn’t seem to do a better job than just a regular sponge. So, it is interesting. It may come in handy at some point. But a nice big kitchen scrubbie sponge would do the same or a better job, and not cost as much. You might be able to get four kitchen scrubbie for the price of one of these. Your mileage may vary. :)

Works great for getting dry clumped mud off my horse with very little effort on my part. Easy to hold.

I tried it so the rest of the barn wouldn’t have to and I was completely stunned. This brings grooming down to a two-step process this thing is a game changer! I have a gray who turns himself into a bay on the daily and this brings the grooming process down to under 15 minutes easy to open super easy to clean easy to use and awesome results I recommend it to the whole barn!

OMG. Why didn’t I get this sooner? Amazing. Get one.

This groomer does everything! You can completely brush away wet mud. All my animals love having their ears scratched with the Tiger Tongue and its a great way to apply fly spray to horses that are afraid of the sprayer. The absolute best thing about this item is the shine it brings out so easily!

My OTTB has sensitive skin and loves being brushed with this sponge instead of bristle brushes. Especially now during the itchy Summer in his face.

Removes caked on sand and that annoying super fine dust like nobodys business, and right quickly too. My horse enjoyed it and his coat was shinier than when Ive used brushes. Winner! And a great price to boot! Hope you like it as much as I do!

I use this on my horses face and then through his body to help get off the top dust after I do a basic brushing. and of course Ive tried this on my barn cats and they seem to love it and their coats look amazing when Im done.

This thing is baller. Shedding season? You need this. Horse took a mud bath? You need it! Middle of summer and the salt and sweat have made a crust? This is the tool for you! My only complaint is that its pretty large - I wish they made a version that was half to a third the size for easier storage. But after 20 years of horsing, I wonder how I lived without this thing!

I was wary when I opened this, but once I used it, I was very satisfied. I use it every day, and it is as good as new after several months.