Show Grooming of The Saddle Seat Horse
See also: Horse groomingShow ring grooming and "turnout" of the saddle seat horse is intended to emphasize elegance and grace. There are noticeable variations in grooming style between breeds, and sometimes within different disciplines of the same breed. Therefore, it is often quite easy even for newcomers to tell which breed is being shown by the obeserving the way the horses are groomed.
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