Grooming

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fidleyspromise

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How often do you groom your horse?
Do you do a full groom or a quick flick?
Does it vary between winter and summer?
Any favourite brushes?

I groom when I ride. I used to full groom two to three times a week full but since having limited energy I stopped doing even that.
I usually do a quick flick getting mud off face, saddle/girth areas and between hind legs where she sweats.
Hoofs are picked out a few times a week.
Each horse has their own grooming kit but it's just bog standard brushes in there - nothing special although I am getting HAAS brushes for my birthday.
They live out all year round so no variation between seasons.
 
We have 5 horses at the moment and there's never enough time to groom them all as much as I'd like. 4 of them live out so I brush the mud off when rugs are needed. The ridden one has a quick brush before he's tacked up so may 4 to 5 times a week. I'd like to say that I try to fully brush them once every other week using my home brushes which are mostly Bentley ones I think.
I haev a set of Haas brushes and love them, but we save them for best, ie shows etc. It is so satisfying to really see the difference a good brush makes, I just wish I had the time to brush them more :-)
 
Mine live out. They get a good brush every couple of days when moulting otherwise it is just a mud busting exercise when I feel like it. The pony does get a good groom before and after work.
 
I remove obvious dirt before riding (sometimes only where tack goes). I groom / sponge after riding to remove sweat / sweat marks.

I groom for competing / clinics.

I dont often groom for the sake of it, though would be nice to do more.
 
My fields are grim and the horses live out so saddle areas and anywhere at risk of rubbing. There was a FB post shared by instructors saying a bit of mud doesn't matter at lessons / clinics and I was staring at my cob with white legs wondering how much 'a bit' was - he's filthy!

When M was still alive with his big double coat people used to think I was joking when I said grooming was on hold until spring - mud used to fall off when he moulted!
 
Mine are out 24/7

I try to do something twice a week with the youngsters even in winter so they generally get some kind of groom twice a week. nice to check them over for lumps and bumps too.

The older guy gets ultra sensitive in the cold weather so i tend to leave him to it a bit more.

In the summer I like to give them all a GOOD groom once a week. Bathing and hot clothing for shows only.

All get feet picked out daily.
 
Pick feet out twice a day. Otherwise old horse gets a flick over when I change his rug, ridden one gets a quick flick every day. I used to spend hours grooming, just havnt got the time now.
 
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