How to Properly brush out your horse

Learning the proper technique for brushing out your horse is important for the maintenance and longevity of the horse.
Ultimately, a good brushing is the best way to bathing him.
Read on.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Horse
• Brushes
• Muscles
• Soft voice

1. 
   Brush assortment

   Start with the horses face following the whorls of his hair. Brush his jaw line. Clean his ears inside and out. Stroke him underneath the chin, even the muzzle. When finished, move on to the neck and chest area.

2. Then down the front legs and back up to the shoulder. Stroke across his back to the tail bone. Follow the brush over his rump and flank continuing down the hind leg. Back to his barrel, and underneath his belly. Be sure and brush between both front and back legs while underneath. Repeat this on the other side.

3. Whew, that was quite a workout to reach the rear of the horse. Switch to a softer brush for cleaning the anus and groin area of your horse. You are now ready to brush/comb out the mane and tail. *See my ehow to properly brush out your horses mane and tail. Also, eHow to properly pick out horse hooves.

Tips & Warnings

• Disinfect the brushes using a brush cleaner, let dry
• Softly speak to your horse while brushing him, this helps to relax the horse
• Keep two sets of brushes handy for multiple horses
• Use a caddy for handling and keeping neat
• Make some noise, NEVER! sneak up behind a horse!