I have a 17 yr old girl who comes out 2 days a week, and lunges and grooms whoever I ask her to on the board, as well as anyone else she has time to. She generally goes over the ones at that farm for me, and I am out there DAILY with my Daltry, he lives with Cole, just have not pulled his blanket off. I feel around hip topline down the neck etc, to make sure hes not to warm, and that's about it. With the holiday season and prepping for winter weather, I am sure I'm not the only one who has been less vigilante with the grooming lately. With him hes usually bagged and wrapped, so I dont need to groom him daily or even weekly. I usually pull his tail out every 1-2 weeks to recondition.