I groom before and after I ride and sometimes I just have some grooming sessions will Blu to bond and clean him up. Grooming for me can last anywhere in between 20min. to 2hours.
2 hours, wow. when you groom do you do it in the stall or do you tie him up to both sides of the barn? i see people doing the latter one a lot and wonder what the advantage is. thanks for the info!
lol. Of course! I don't cross tie in a barn because I don't have a real barn to cross tie in. Sometimes I tie Blu and sometimes I don't. It depends on how he's acting that day. lol. Every now and then I will take a brush out to him and just brush him a little while he's free. For one, he'll know that I don't just come out to him to ride but for other things too.
Well, because all our horses are rugged 24/7, i try to groom them atleast 3 times a week. But thats on top of if they get ridden... like BLUMAGIC i groom before they get ridden and after. Estimated time....hmmm probally around 15min..
I groom before I ride, & after I ride I just do a basic groom...like, brushing her off, making her mane all pretty lol, etc. I put a blanket on her in cold conditions & if its snowing. I blanket her a lot for warmth, too when necessary.
I also groom even if I'm not riding, just for bonding.
im a compulsive groomer lol i groom morning and night and before riding and after riding and if im bored waiting for something ill groom lol i really am hopeless. im a bit obsessive when it comes to my horses appearance. i like them to look and feel their best. it probably works out to around 30 minutes per day per horse. sometimes more but rarely less. even if im running late of a morning i will whip their rugs off long enough to have a quick brush over and a mane and tail brush
This time of year (winter) I don't groom unless I ride. I clean feet, get twigs and hay out of their mane and tail, check their eyes for crud just a general look over every day. I normally try to give them all a good brushing once a week (the ones I don't ride) but its been so muddy and cold here its tough. They aren't stalled or blanketed so they can go roll in the dirt anytime they want.
I use a blocker tie to tie them up, but most of the time just go out to the hay bale and give them a brush and a hoof cleaning without tieing them at all.
When riding I groom before and after the ride. When weather permits we ride at least 3-4 times a week.
wanted to add in the summer they get a bath about every other week. Here is our wash rack we built last summer. I like it a lot, so much easier to give them a bath. Its made out of pipe.
I groom every time I ride, which is usually 5-6 days a week. And a little brush over after I'm finished (i don't like leaving saddle marks!). I'm not going to lie though, sometimes my grooming sessions are maybe 5 minutes... :roll:
wo, when i got the e-mail that someone replied i was thinking one person, two or three max, but behold, way more! I love grooming horses just about as much as i like riding them so thanks for the input everybody! one more question, besides the curry comb, hard bristle and finishing brush, do you have face brushes, tail brushes, mane brushes...?
I have a face curry and face brush. I also have different hardness of hard brushes. I use the harder one for mud and cleaning the outsides of the hooves, and the softer hard brush for their coat. I also have a mane and tail brush.
I groom every day in the spring/summer and like 1-2 times a week in the fall/winter. I also groom before and after i ride
I am a groom as needed person. In the winter, I groom off what is needed and do feet before a ride. I have all of my horses tails up, so it is just a quick brush over to remove debris and check for ouchies. There are about 5 minute sessions. I also groom at least every other day when they have to have a blanket on.
In the summer, I groom before riding, often hose off after a ride, and spend a lot of time clipping, conditioning, bathing, banding, braiding, polishing, trimming, blanketing and slinkying.
Occasionally, I pull them out not to ride, but to groom - I think they really enjoy this time. I also have my new lesson students spend a good part of their lessons learning how to groom, and taking their time to do it.
wo, when i got the e-mail that someone replied i was thinking one person, two or three max, but behold, way more! I love grooming horses just about as much as i like riding them so thanks for the input everybody! one more question, besides the curry comb, hard bristle and finishing brush, do you have face brushes, tail brushes, mane brushes...?
I have a thing for brushes, I couldn't tell you how many I have :lol: Same with saddle pads we have stacks of them. Some women buy shoes, I buy horse stuff :lol:
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wo, when i got the e-mail that someone replied i was thinking one person, two or three max, but behold, way more! I love grooming horses just about as much as i like riding them so thanks for the input everybody! one more question, besides the curry comb, hard bristle and finishing brush, do you have face brushes, tail brushes, mane brushes...?
thanks for the info everone, i love brushes, don't really know why. they are one of the few cheap things about horses (excluding clippers...) which is always nice. could i get all the brushes i need for under 100$? i have seen many kits available, anybody have experience with those? it just seems too easy and picking out brushes would be fun
I'm a grooming fanatic. My horses are groomed for 30 min.-1 hour every day and before and after I ride. We use the cross ties, my horses are only brushed in places with rubber mats, etc.
i would certainly think so. I love picking out brushes because i know what my horse likes and doesnt. My fiance and I did get a little kit when we got our horses. it had a curry, hard and soft brush and a hoof pick, all for about $15 or so. They're not the best, but i have seen far worse.
I groom every time I ride, before and after. And sometimes I just groom for the heck of it. Always in the cross ties...it's just easiest. Sometimes I'm late for work because I get distracted with grooming for hours. :lol:
Believe it or not, I'm actually not a big brush collector. I really only have 2 Brushes, a main comb, and hoof pick. You'd think with my 6 saddles, 12 Bridles, and countless turnout blankets, I'd add a brush or two to my online shopping carts!
Who else is starting to shed their winter coats already?? Ughh! My boy started at the very beginning of February!
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