Horse grooming is hygienic care given to a horse, or a process by which the horse's physical appearance is enhanced for horse shows or other types of competition.

Grooming is an important part of horse care. Grooming a horse daily allows the handler to check on the horse's general health and well-being. At a minimum, horses are generally groomed before being worked, and are usually groomed and cleaned up after a workout as well. Horse showmanship is a horse show class that considers quality of grooming for as much as 40% of the total score.

The main reasons for daily grooming include:

There are several tools that are commonly used when grooming a horse. Proper use and technique helps to ensure the horse remains comfortable during the grooming process, and allows for greater ease in cleaning the animal.

Hoof care is especially important when caring for the horse. Although many horses are quite healthy without daily brushing, lack of hoof care can result in various problems, which if unattended, can result in short or long-term soundness issues for the horse. Hooves need to be trimmed after four to ten weeks; otherwise, they will grow too long and cause discomfort.

The most basic form of hoof care is cleaning, or "picking out the feet". A hoof pick is used to remove mud, manure and stones from the sole of the hoof. Removal of mud and manure helps to prevent thrush, a common hoof ailment which may cause lameness in very severe cases. The removal of stones also helps to prevent stone bruises. In the winter hoof picking removes packed snow from the horse's hooves, which can cause uncomfortable "snowballs". Additionally, when the hoof is cleaned, it can be visually inspected for puncture wounds, known as nail prick (which has the potential to be very serious if left untreated).

All crevices of the hoof are cleaned, particularly the sulci between the frog and the bars, as those areas are most likely to trap stones or other debris and also are the most common area to develop thrush. It is best to work the hoof pick from heel to toe to avoid accidentally jabbing the horse's leg, the frog of the hoof or the person using the pick. When picking the feet, the groom stands at the horse's side, facing the tail, then slides his or her hand down the horse's leg. If the horse has not been trained to pick up its foot when a person runs their hand to the fetlock and lifts lightly, most horses will pick up their feet if the tendons behind their cannon bone are squeezed. Some horses, particularly draft breeds, may be trained to pick up their feet to pressure on their fetlock.

Most horse-management guidelines recommend picking the feet daily, and in many cases the feet are picked twice, both before and after a ride.