how to groom a horse

How To Groom A Horse Proper grooming of a horse minimizes potential problems and maintains a tidy appearance. While working at a horse barn in Orlando, Florida, I quickly learned the advantages of a complete grooming session. Horses are high maintenance animals that require much time and devotion. Three major areas must be tended to on a daily basis. The first is foot care. Cleaning out the hooves can prevent diseases, monitors the state of …

…horseshoes, avoid lameness, prevent skin diseases, and treat cuts. Benjamin Franklin gave a significant instance of a horse that was neglected. "For the want of a nail, the shoe was loose; for the want of a shoe, the horse was loose; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail." (http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3).