horsekeeper

Equine care provider

A horsekeeper is a person responsible for the care and maintenance of horses.

The term is straightforward: one who keeps horses, handling their feeding, grooming, stabling, and general welfare.

The estate employed a horsekeeper to tend the riding horses.

The role overlaps with groom or stableman, though horsekeeper may suggest broader responsibility for the animals' overall management.

care

grooming

Self-care for appearance

stalls · stable · currycomb · hay · oats · fodder · trough · halter · blanket · veterinarian

ranch

corral

Fenced livestock enclosure

  • barnAgricultural storage structure
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure

fence · herd · livestock · roundup · lasso · rodeo · branding · chaps · spurs · wrangler

equestrian

dressage

Competitive precision riding

manege · arena · schooling · lungeing · trot · canter · gallop · collection · flatwork · jockey

tack

saddle

Mounted rider's seat

  • bridleEquine control harness
  • reinsBit-attached steering straps
  • halterAnimal restraint rope

girth · stirrups · bit · martingale · breastplate · blanket · noseband · crupper · cleaning · leather

Opposites
role relationship to horse

horsekeeperknacker

Worn-out horse dealer

rider · jockey · horseman · equestrian · cavalry officer

animal care specialization

horsekeeperswineherd

Livestock tender for swine

shepherd · goatherd · cowherd · cattleman · zookeeper

Family

horse, keeper, horses, horsed, horsing, horsey, horsy, horseman, horsemanship

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G