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Horse Grooming: Articles - Page 1

Can You Judge a Horse by His Coat? -- Hooray spring shedding is over! There is nothing finer than running your hands over your horse’s sleek, shining summer coat. All those long hours of grooming with hair flying in your face have finally paid off. But don’t abandon your grooming tools for the hose sprayer this summer. Grooming has many benefits.
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How to Groom a Horse and Why -- Grooming a horse safely and correctly is a very important part of daily horse care. It is a great time to check over the horse for any issues on his skin, back, and girth area and to get an idea of how the horse is feeling that day. You should groom a horse before you take it out for riding or exercising. It helps keep them healthy and looking good.
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Trimming Your Horse's Hooves -- The first thing to remember when thinking about trimming your horse's hooves yourself is to hire a farrier to do it first and allow you to learn more fully, or take a class or two in it. This is important because if you do a bad trimming job, sometimes it's not a big deal at all and sometimes you could make your horse lame or worse.
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The Barefoot Trim -- Think back in history to Alexander, Xenophon and the time of Socrates - horses carried men and warriors on their backs for centuries without shoes. They were required to go miles and miles through the worst terrain, often at high rates of speed. They were barefoot. They had to execute sliding stops, spins, roll backs, jumps and high school maneuvers - barefoot.
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Should You Clip Your Horse? -- March 21st proclaimed spring but your horse’s slightly shedding shaggy coat still looks like the dregs of winter. Should you continue brushing the fur ball for hours or take the plunge and body clip him?
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