[Bobi]

Could someone list thier step by step proceedure for horse grooming?
It would help newbies to develop a plan when grooming. Plus give some of us regular groomers some hints an ideas.

Thanks Bobi

[JDauntlessS]

Normal Grooming/daily grooming (Before riding/exercising)
1. crurry with rubber curry
2. if shedding season use shedding blade
3. brush with stiff brush (not face or legs or othe sencitive areas but all else)
4. use medium brush on all but face
5. use finishing brush on all but face
6. slide halter over neck and curry face with soft rubber curry and brush face with face brush
7. pick feet/ brush off outside of hoof
8. brush mail and tail
9. comb mane and tail (and on my mustang those handsome long ferlongs)
10. spray with show sheen on coat (all but face and sencitive areas)
11. use finishing brush over all
12. recomb mane and tail with show seen in it
13. step back and see if you missed anything and if you did fix it

For Dirty horse-
1. curry with rubber curry
2. brush with stiff brush
3. rubber curry again (until all caked mud/ other is lossened)
4. if shedding season use shedding rake
5. brush with medium brush until all caked mud/dirt/sand/other is basically off exept for stains (if you cant curry again and then brush)
6. all stains put stain remover on and let soak for a couple mins. (depending on brand you use and baby wipes work well too)
7. scrub stain remover in
8. if it is a rince off thing then rinse and if it is a leave in then take off with a towel
9. repeat 6-8 until stain is out
10. brush body and legs with stiff brush
11. spray mane and tail with detangler
12. brush out mane and tail
13. comb out mane and tail and fetlocks
14. pick feet/ brush hooves
15. brush body and legs with finishing brush
16. slide halter onto neck and curry (with soft flexible curry)face
16. brush face with face brush
17. step back to see any more stains if so do 6-8 on them
18. spray with show sheen (body, legs, mane and tail)
19. use finishing brush on body and legs
20. comb out mane and tail again
21. step back and see if you missed anything if you did fix it

wow that was long, didnt mean for it to be like that. also i kind of refuse to ride my horse unil I have him groomed well (some people just dont)
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[i_love_rocky]

1) start with hoof picking
2) curry comb
3) dandy brush/flick brush
4) body brush
5) mane comb

thats just a simple routine that my riding school taught us which lasted an hour and a half!!

[RidinOnTheClouds]

Daily Routine:
1)I will curry comb my horse
2)Dpending on how dirty you either currycomb him/her again or use a stiff brush
3)If shedding season i would use a slick n easy block or shedding blade (some horses are sensitive and dont like them so becareful)
4)Use a meduim bristled brush and flick off the lose dirt
5)Rub down with a damp towel
6)Go back over the body with a hard brush
7)Sometimes i will spray them with showsheen or lasersheen
8) Go over legs, and body with a finishing brush
9)undo tail, put some conditioner in it,pick out with my hands and then braid it back or i put it in a tail bag
1o) Brush out the mane
11)Brush over the face(make sure not to get anything in their eyes)
12) pick out the hooves and use a certain hard brush or a hoof pick with a brush at the end and brush off the dirt on the hooves
13) Give your horse a treat and admire how pretty they are

[OwnerofWillow]

1)Curry comb in one hand soft brush in the other curry one area brush it down ( kind of like karate kid roflmao)
2)comb out mane, take tail out of tailbag do a slight brush if needed ( I do not comb since it can break off hairs) braid again put back in tail bag.
3)I take a damp rag and wipe down face, then rest of body. (If face has mud on it I curry comb it first)
4)Pick hooves and brush them underneath and outside.
5)over all spritsing of insect spray
-----after riding-----
If weather permits rinse horse off, then squeegee, do a quick brush down then apply more insect spray.

I like to take a walk till horses is dry (walk with the horse that is)

If I am going to a show then I show shine. If not my bum slips off the horse cause she is so smooth. (bareback of course)