Grooming Your Horse

Neale Haley.

Hardback, second hand, photos and illustrations.

NEALE HALEY

Owning a horse means so much more than riding him. It means keeping him clean, and knowing how to do it right You want to know the grooming tools to buy and how to use them. You want to know where a horse is sensitive so that you can avoid hurting him when you groom him. You should know all about grooming before you enter your horse's stall because grooming is essen-rial to affection and trust between horse and rider. Here is a step-by-step expla nation of grooming, each step illustrated so that you can do it yourself.

Grooming a horse is more than keep-ing him clean. It is your assurance of health. This book shows you what to look for as you groom to prevent prob-lems. It gives you hints from experts on caring for your horse. It describes what brushes, combs, and other implements should be used, and it makes clear when your horse can do with a touch-up grooming and when he needs the real thing.

Even if you keep your horse at a stable, you should do his grooming your-self, because grooming is the key to understanding him, and this in turn is the key to successful and happy riding. You don't need to hope that a stable hand will get all the important spots clean.

Now you can know just where they are and look after them yourself.

There are tips in this book on making grooming safe and on making it easier.