What Is a Groundwork?

Anything you do with your horse from the ground can be placed under the heading groundwork. If you're in change of a horse's wellbeing, your daily groundwork routine may include mucking him out, turning out, grooming, feeding, etc. And if time permits, perhaps a little quality realtionship-building time too! All these tasks are made much easier if your horse is well mannered to handle.
The perfect horse will walk by your side when you're leading him, stand still while being groomed or tacked up, promptly move over when asked, lift a hoof as soon as you touch it. …