Groom (horses)
Groom (horses) A groom or stablehand (a more old-fashioned term ... for the welfare of an employer's horses. Grooms may be employed in private residences ... stables, agistment properties and riding academies. A groom's duties may include cleaning stables ( ...
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Groom
Groom See also: A groom is a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses. Grooming is a hygenic activity (caring for ... inappropriate behavior from the other person. A groom is a type of officer-servant in ... grooming is a technical activity in telecommunications. Groom Dry Lake is a geographic feature ...
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On Horsemanship (Xenophon)
... details the selection, care and training of horses for the use both in the military ... colt should grow to love people. The groom should stroke or scratch the colt, so ... noises. If the colt is frightened, the groom should reassure him, rather than punish him ... if he is willing to leave other horses. The softness of the animal's mouth ... frog, and sole of the hoof. The groom should curry the horse after he ...
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Combined driving
... the drivers may only communicate to their horses using their hands and voice. Phase A1 ... judge grades on the cleanliness of the horses, tack, and vehicle, the matching of the horses or ponies, and the dress of the driver and groom(s). The judging is done at the ... match if there is more than one groom. The whip should be the correct ...
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Horse breaking
... the process used by humans to get horses to let themselves be ridden or harnessed ... Nevertheless, violence is still sometimes visited upon horses in pursuit of the goal of breaking ... spirits to make them tractable equine servants. Horses are large and extremely powerful animals. They ... the intent of driving them into submission. Horses work out their own dominance order among ... horse that has been civilized by older horses (who will retaliate in kind if ...
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Thoroughbred horse race
... thoroughbred horse's owner, would train the horses for a particular event (the horse trains ... the open country nearby) and also enter horses into races that would suit the horse ... their performance in other races. Theoretically, all horses have a chance of being competitive in ... also there are " set weights " where all horses carry the same weight. Furthermore, there are "conditions" races, in which horses carry weights that are set by ...
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Bakhdida
... mostly arranged marriage. The parents of the groom first inquire about the girl and her ... their hands the next day. At the groom's house on this week they sing ... until the next morning. The bride and groom had to confess and get Holy Communion ... town for three times then to the groom's house.” In the olden days ... cars were introduced the newly weds rode horses if the groom could afford it ...
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Talk:Practical equine psychology
... 18 Feb 2004 (UTC) Point by Point Horses, unlike domestic animals like cats and dogs ... P0M In fact, I have read that horses found it favorable to begin venturing close ... danger of human beings. I think that horses could lose their wildness in somewhat the ... over the door to the doghouse. P0M Horses are prey animals, which run in herds ... related jobs and entertainments, humans have domesticated horses and pressed them into service for ...
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Saddleseat
... United States, when smooth-moving, high-steeping horses were used by plantation owners to travel across their fields. These horses had to be comfortable enough to spend ... are the National Show Horse, Tennessee Walking Horses, Morgans, and Arabians. Andalusians, Hackneys, Friesians, and Rocky Mountain Horses are also seen on occassion, although typically ... the Saddleseat Horse The Mane and Forelock Horses shown saddleseat generally are left with ...
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Stable Master
Stable Master A Stable Master or Head Groom is the manager in charge of a ... master. In a professional establishment the head groom usually has complete responsibility for the horses including devising training schedules, choosing feeds for optimum nutrition and ensuring the horses are shod, wormed, inoculated and provided with ... The stable master must insure that a groom is ‘on call’ during specified hours ...
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