Assignment 20 - Stephanie Bailey

How to Clean a Horse:
The first brush that you use is called a curry comb, which is a rubber oval shaped brush with small pegs lined around the edge. Use this brush in circular motions in order to loosen and uproot any mud or dirt. The next brush to use is called the hard brush.  This brush has hard bristles meant to wipe away any loose dirt on the inside of the horse's coat. This brush is used by making sweeping strokes along with the direction of the hair. The third brush is the soft brush which looks just like the hard brush but it has softer bristles. This brush is used the same way the hard brush is but its purpose is to sweep away any dirt on the outside of the horse's coat. After you have brushed out the horse's coat, you then have to move to its hooves. The hoof pick will pick mud out of the underside of the horse's hoof around their "frog". The frog is a tender part of the hoof in the shape of a triangle on the underside of the hoof. Once the hooves are clean, you take a normal hair brush and brush out the horse's mane and tail until there are no more tangles. Now your horse is clean and ready to have its tack put on.