Grooming brush
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The Kardätsche (from Latin. Carduus , safflower '), also grapeshot , refers to a relatively fine brush for cleaning and smoothing of the skin (eg. As a horse or cow ). With long brush movements in the direction of fur growth, dirt particles that have settled in the animal's fur can easily be removed cleanly, as these are caught by the bristles. The grooming brush is mostly used together with a harrow , because by wiping the grooming brush on the harrow, the dirt that has accumulated between the bristles can be easily removed again. Then the brush can pick up new dirt again. The fur of the animal can also be roughened with the harrow before using the grooming brush so that stuck dirt or sebum can be removed.
Often the brush is made of wood with a hand strap. As a rule, shorter, softer bristles can be found on it, but these can also be surrounded by an edge with longer bristles (see picture).
The grooming brush is mainly used on muscled parts of the body or on parts of the body with a lot of fat (e.g. on the neck or stomach). Only light pressure may be applied to the unmuscled parts of the body (e.g. the joints). It is always important that the animal feels that grooming is pleasant.
In the past the grooming brush was made from the fruit heads of the card thistle ( Weber cardoon , Dipsacus sativus ). Nowadays the bristles are mostly made of horsehair or synthetic fibers.
Other meanings
Certain profiles for removing plaster are also known as grooming brushes .