Whether you compete in western pleasure, horsemanship, showmanship or all-around, making a good first impression when you enter the show pen is important. In these videos, AQHA professional horsemen and judges Casey and April Devitt show you how they make their horses look blue-ribbon ready every time.
In part one, you’ll learn how to clean up and band your horse’s mane, polish your horse’s hooves, and take care of some finishing touches for extra shine.
In part two, find out how to keep your horse’s natural tail clean, healthy and long and how to correctly use a tail extension.
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Abigail Boatwright is a freelance writer and photographer based in Texas, and is the editor of Horse Illustrated’s sister publication, Western Life Today.
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