Latest from Grooms
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‘Horse sport is alive and well, and as popular as ever with spectators,’ says Carl Hester as he looks back at Aachen -
‘No shortcuts, and lots of purple shampoo’: Paige Watson on winning Burghley’s £1,000 groom’s prize with Deerpairc Revelry -
Meet the 67-year-old groom working at Burghley – why Mags Hill loves going to events, the time she met the Queen Mother and more -
‘Who are you without the horses?’: Nicola Wilson’s former head girl Ruth Asquith on losing everything and finding her way back -
‘We call him Buster The Bull because he’s full of it’ – Jess Elliott on grooming for Sixmilewater and Austin O’Connor at Burghley -
Absorbine Groom of the Year 2026 -
‘I learnt to do showjumper plaits on TikTok!’ – meet Georgie Driver, groom to Badminton competitor and showjumper Gemma Stevens -
‘They treat their horses as horses and not like glass animals’: Cassie Sanger’s groom Meigs Rutherford on learning from Ros Canter’s yard -
‘He’s small, cheeky, happy and loves having a fan base’: Meet a British hope for Cheltenham’s Stayers’ Hurdle – and the groom whose nails match his silks -
If you’re considering becoming a freelance groom, this is what you need to know before going alone -
‘He’s a unicorn, but he will use his muck as a pillow sometimes’ – meet Hannah Chowen, groom to Piggy March’s stallion at Blenheim -
‘I didn’t realise the cross-country jumps were so big!’ – meet Bubby Upton’s groom Kirsty Campbell, who’s switched sports from showjumping to eventing -
‘I can’t take all the credit!’: Burghley groom’s prize winner on dashing to a wedding, and what it’s like to manage Austin O‘Connor’s Colorado Blue at a top event -
‘I completely fell in love with it – I was hooked’: how a riding school sparked a life-long love of horses in top eventing groom -
Leading show criticised for giving winning grooms shampoo voucher as a prize -
‘Keep it simple and let horses be horses,’ says Olympic groom Sofie Karlsson as she reveals her top management tips -
Absorbine Groom of the Year 2024 -
A small act can go a long way – equestrian bosses urged to join Give Your Staff a Pizza Day -
‘Your love and care is priceless’: more than 1,000 say thank you to hard-working grooms
