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Summary: To groom a horse, use the proper tools, such as curry combs, hard brushes and a hoof pick. Find out how to groom a horse with tips from an equestrian team coach in this free video on horseback riding.
Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more
"When grooming a horse, you want to make sure you have a few basic tools. A curry comb, a hard brush, a soft brush, and a hoof pick.You can also have a soft curry comb, for their face and legs. The first step, is to use the curry comb. This is the harder one, and we're going to use it in circular motions, on the meaty part of the horse. The next step, is to use the hard brush, and again, this is going to cover the same areas of the curry comb, and you're just going to flick the dirt off the horse. After the hard brush, we'll use a soft brush, and this is going to cover the legs, and the face. Then, we'll go to use the hoof pick, and for the hoof pick, we're going to lean against the horse, run the hand down the leg, and lift up, and we're going to pick out the dirt, and any other debris that's found its way there."