A groom or stable boy (stable hand, stable lad) is a person who is responsible for some or all aspects of the management of horses and/or the care of the stables themselves. The term most often refers to a person who is the employee of a stable owner, but an owner of a horse may perform the duties of a groom, particularly if the owner only possesses a few horses.
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A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses MET DT3717.jpg
Illustrated single work; Codices
Assyrian grooms and horses, from Nimrud, Iraq. The British Museum.jpg
Assyrian grooms and their horses. Alabaster bas-reliefs from Room B (the Throne Roon) at the North-W...
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Shetland ponies competing in a harness event at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
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Brushing a horse's tail
Tri-coloured pottery horse and groom. Tang dynasty.jpg
Tri-colored pottery horse and groom. Tang dynasty 618-907 CE. Shaanxi History Museum. Xi'an. Unearth...