A regular old fashioned electric leaf blower works really well for grooming and drying. Much higher velocity and volume of air than a vacuum cleaner can develop, even on the blower side. I got the cheapest one I could find, and have been using it for seven or eight years Trained ponies first with vacuum to get them used to noise, switch to blower side, then to leaf blower. Takes about three sessions for the spooky ones. <VBG> Jay E. Hubert Coffing Oaks Welsh Ponies Galt, CA Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. And I STILL drive too fast to worry about cholesterol! _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````