Old School Grooming
Grooming Like an Old-school Pro. Horses have been around for a lot longer than our modern conveniences like horse vacuums and show sheen spray. While we can be grateful to have access to these...
Category: Horse Grooming
Can Grey and White Horses Shine?
A shiny coat – (almost) every horse owner dreams of a shiny coat. Whether we look at old paintings or photographs, show footage or horses in our environment, a horse with a shiny coat...
5 Things to Know about Shedding Time
It’s Shedding Time! What’s there to Know? Twice every year your horse changes his coat—from thin summer coat to thick winter coat and vice versa. In the spring, our horses are shedding their thick...
10 Tips from the Old-School Groom
Horses have been around for a lot longer than our modern conveniences like horse vacuums and show sheen spray. While we can be grateful to have access to these conveniences, not everything we use today is actually helpful or beneficial.
What did experienced stable hands do in the ‘old days’? What can we learn from them?
Caring for Your Horses’ Hooves
How to Care for Your Horses’ Hooves The old saying ‘no hoof no horse’ gains special significance in the winter, when elements, cold temperatures and wetness can contribute to hoof decay. Here in the...
How To Groom Your Horse In A Hurry
Have you ever had a time-management challenge, got to the barn late for an appointment, show or event and found your horse looking like a mud-cake? Did you ever have to have to Groom...
The case for elbow grease vs. Cowboy Magic: grooming for shine in 4 steps
Anyone who embarks on horse ownership knows how confusing the multitude of seemingly shine and gloss producing products, spray, shampoos and gels can be that are the staples of any well stocked tack shop...