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How To Groom A Horse And Identify The

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Grooming a horse provides several benefits beyond just keeping the horse clean. It helps distribute skin oils over the coat to repel water and prevent dry skin. Grooming also improves circulation, promotes healthy hair growth, allows for a close examination of the horse, and helps with training obedience. Different grooming tools like curry combs, dandy brushes, and body brushes are used in specific ways to remove dirt, loose hair, and debris from different areas of the horse's body. Proper hoof picking involves supporting the horse's leg, squeezing the fetlock to lift the hoof, cleaning from heel to toe while avoiding the frog, and finishing by brushing the entire coat to a glossy shine

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By Lauren Ross and Mindy Thorpe
Besides keeping the horse clean and comfortable, grooming also helps distribute the horses natural skin oil (sebum) over the coat (this helps repel water and prevent dry skin) improves circulation promotes healthy hair growth allows for a good way to examine the horse closely is good training in obedience and manners
Curry comb Dandy brush Body brush Hoof pick Mane and tail comb/brush
round brush made of rubber or plastic has small nubs on one side used in a circular motion to loosen large amounts of dirt and loose hair is never used on the face or legs!
has stiff bristles which are often plastic and colorful used in short strokes following the direction of the hair to remove loose hair and dirt is not used on the face or legs be careful at the flank(the hair grows in another direction)
has softer bristles which are normally black or natural colors used in smooth strokes following the direction of the hair to remove finer particles can be used anywhere on the body
come in a variety of shapes and sizes used to brush knots and tangled material out of the forelock, mane, and tail if the hair is tangled, its best to start at the bottom and work up (just like brushing your own hair)
has a short metal hook and possibly stiff bristles opposite hook used to clear out dirt and debris from hoof stiff brush used to remove dirt from the outer hoof
It is best to put your horse in cross ties. However, if none are available and you trust your horse, you may choose to just put them in a stall or use a slip-release knot(as shown).
Start standing beside the leg you want to pick up, facing the horses rear.
Put your shoulder against the horses shoulder to provide support while running your hand down his leg, starting at the knee.
When you reach the fetlock, squeeze lightly. The horse should then pick up his foot.
Hold the hoof in one hand while picking out the dirt and debris in the hoof with the other.
You should pick from heel to toe, making sure to avoid the frog.
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How To Groom A Horse And Identify The
In small, circular motions brush the horse all over the neck and body. You should see loose hair and dirt where you have brushed.
In short strokes following the pattern of hair growth, brush loose hair and dirt from the neck and body.
Following the direction of the hair, use smooth strokes to brush any remaining dirt from the coat. This is where your horse should really start to look glossy! Dont forget you can now also brush the legs and face.
Brush the mane and forelock just like you would brush your own hair. If there are tangles, it is best to brush them out from the bottom and work up. If there are no tangles, you can brush with long, smooth strokes.
When picking out the tail, it is important never to stand directly behind the horse. Instead, pull the tail to the side of the horse and use your fingers to gently remove foreign matter and untangle knots. It may be helpful to separate the tail into smaller sections and work each portion by itself.
Finish up by using a soft rag or sponge to clean around your horses eyes, nose, and dock. You may also choose to use another rag to go over your horses body and really get him to shine!
Copper, Marcia. Take Care of your Horse. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1974. Print. Harris, Susan. Grooming to Win. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1977. Print. May, Chris. The Horse Care Manual. London: Quarto Publishing plc, 1987. Print.

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How To Groom A Horse And Identify The

  • 1. By Lauren Ross and Mindy Thorpe
  • 2. Besides keeping the horse clean and comfortable, grooming also helps distribute the horses natural skin oil (sebum) over the coat (this helps repel water and prevent dry skin) improves circulation promotes healthy hair growth allows for a good way to examine the horse closely is good training in obedience and manners
  • 3. Curry comb Dandy brush Body brush Hoof pick Mane and tail comb/brush
  • 4. round brush made of rubber or plastic has small nubs on one side used in a circular motion to loosen large amounts of dirt and loose hair is never used on the face or legs!
  • 5. has stiff bristles which are often plastic and colorful used in short strokes following the direction of the hair to remove loose hair and dirt is not used on the face or legs be careful at the flank(the hair grows in another direction)
  • 6. has softer bristles which are normally black or natural colors used in smooth strokes following the direction of the hair to remove finer particles can be used anywhere on the body
  • 7. come in a variety of shapes and sizes used to brush knots and tangled material out of the forelock, mane, and tail if the hair is tangled, its best to start at the bottom and work up (just like brushing your own hair)
  • 8. has a short metal hook and possibly stiff bristles opposite hook used to clear out dirt and debris from hoof stiff brush used to remove dirt from the outer hoof
  • 9. It is best to put your horse in cross ties. However, if none are available and you trust your horse, you may choose to just put them in a stall or use a slip-release knot(as shown).
  • 10. Start standing beside the leg you want to pick up, facing the horses rear.
  • 11. Put your shoulder against the horses shoulder to provide support while running your hand down his leg, starting at the knee.
  • 12. When you reach the fetlock, squeeze lightly. The horse should then pick up his foot.
  • 13. Hold the hoof in one hand while picking out the dirt and debris in the hoof with the other.
  • 14. You should pick from heel to toe, making sure to avoid the frog.
  • 17. In small, circular motions brush the horse all over the neck and body. You should see loose hair and dirt where you have brushed.
  • 18. In short strokes following the pattern of hair growth, brush loose hair and dirt from the neck and body.
  • 19. Following the direction of the hair, use smooth strokes to brush any remaining dirt from the coat. This is where your horse should really start to look glossy! Dont forget you can now also brush the legs and face.
  • 20. Brush the mane and forelock just like you would brush your own hair. If there are tangles, it is best to brush them out from the bottom and work up. If there are no tangles, you can brush with long, smooth strokes.
  • 21. When picking out the tail, it is important never to stand directly behind the horse. Instead, pull the tail to the side of the horse and use your fingers to gently remove foreign matter and untangle knots. It may be helpful to separate the tail into smaller sections and work each portion by itself.
  • 22. Finish up by using a soft rag or sponge to clean around your horses eyes, nose, and dock. You may also choose to use another rag to go over your horses body and really get him to shine!
  • 23. Copper, Marcia. Take Care of your Horse. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1974. Print. Harris, Susan. Grooming to Win. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1977. Print. May, Chris. The Horse Care Manual. London: Quarto Publishing plc, 1987. Print.

Editor's Notes

  1. most effective to groom after exercise since the pores are open but it is also necessary to groom before riding to prevent sores and chaffing. depending on where you keep the horse, they need different amounts of grooming-outdoor horses need less grooming than horses who are kept in stalls constantly
  2. interesting fact-the name is said to come from those who brushed horses for nobles in order to curry favor with them
  3. at Campbell-we use cross ties in the stalls
  4. Do this step first to make sure the horse has all his shoes/is not lame
  5. Good website to visit http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G2740, also http://www.thehorse.com/pdf/january2010/step-by-step.pdf, and http://horses.about.com/od/understandinghorses/a/understandhoof.htm next to frog-collateral grooves
  6. The tail is very fragile and may break easily when combed-picking out the tail is the better alternative
  7. Image from http://hillsborough4h.ifas.ufl.edu/Event%20Websites/Horse%20Project%20Information.html