May 11, 2020

USEA Podcast #257: Top Tips from Top Grooms

By USEA

Nicole Brown is joined by a few of the best grooms in the business: our own USEA President Max Corcoran, Emma Ford, and Alex Van Tuyll, to answer all your burning horse care questions!

  • How do you get the grey horses sparkling white?
  • What are your top tips for braiding? Any special products you recommend? And, of course, the great debate: thread or yarn?
  • Should the bridle be tied on to the first braid?
  • Is there anything you used to do that you don’t anymore, or something you’ve added to your repertoire over the years that’s made a difference?
  • What are some of the things that you can do at home to get to know your horse a bit better?
  • Any tips for teaching feisty babies how to be bathed and clipped?
  • Talk about your post cross-country care routines?
  • What are some of your tips for putting quartermarks on your horse?
  • Favorite tack cleaner or conditioner?
  • Favorite clippers?
  • To round out the episode, Corcoran, Ford, and Van Tuyll each impart a nugget of wisdom that has served them well in their time as grooms.

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