Grooming a Horse Before and After Work?

Before: Curry comb the horse to stir up dirt and dust. Use the hard brush to sweep it off and go over again with the soft brush. Clean the hooves with the hoof pick. Go through the mane and tail. Often people will put on fly spray. This should last around 45 minutes and although most people do it faster, that isn't always fair to the horse.

After: Basically the same thing, minus fly spray and fixing up the mane and tail. Grooming after doesn't have to take as long but it is the horse's reward for working hard. :)

curry comb to get all the dirt and loose hair up, then a stiff body brush to get all that dirt and hair off, then a soft body or a soft face brush to just polish it off and shine him up. then if the flies are bad you could spray him down with some fly spray you can also pick the hooves to get rocks and dirt out. after the ride, you repeat those steps but if the horse was sweating a lot you could use a sweat scraper to get the sweat off or hose him down. how long it takes depends. you could spend hours or a few minutes. usually about 10-20 minutes :)

Before:

Curry comb: used to get chunks of mud off horse or loosen loose hairs, can be metal or rubber, rub the rubber one in circles for best results, metal is used like a normal brush, can be used all over body except below middle of legs and face

body brush: softer brush used to brush off mud and dirt, can be used all over horses body except face

face brush: small very soft brush used to wipe of loose hairs and dirt from horse's face

hoof pick: used to clean out mud and rocks from horse's feet, can not stab the triangle in the middle of hoof (can become lame if this happens)

also if needed, you can take a normal hair brush and brush their mane, tail, and forelock.

usually takes about 10-20 minutes depending on how hard you work

After:

You can basically do the same things you did before. You can also take a wet rag and wipe down the horse to cool them off and get the sweat off.

Yup, I agree with everyone else, but I wanted to add that this is done right after being unsaddled. Before any tack is cleaned or put away the horse is taken care of, it's just considered good horsemanship. Good luck with your story!

i assume its considering the fact that the dust falls onto the neck, however i frequently groom the mane final. I frequently most effective have part an hour to get capable for my lesson so i do the main stuff first in order that if i run out of time, no less than the fundamental stuff are blank.