stablemen

Barn staff members

Stablemen is the plural of stableman, a person employed to care for horses in a stable.

The work involves feeding, grooming, exercising, and generally maintaining the health and readiness of horses: The stablemen had the carriage horses harnessed before dawn.

duties

grooming

Self-care for appearance

saddling · bridling · harnessing · tacking · exercising · cooling · blanketing · foddering · bedding · turnout

setting

barn

Agricultural storage structure

hayloft · mews · livery · manger · corral · yard · pasture · arena · riding school · racecourse

occupation

groom

Betrothed man; stable worker

farrier · ostler · liveryman · mucker · trainer · handler · jockey · outrider · postilion · wrangler

equipment

pitchfork

Pronged tool for moving straw

bridle · saddle · reins · blanket · bucket · rake · shovel · lead rope · muzzle · crop

Opposites
role in horsemanship hierarchy

stablemenjockeys

Professional horse racers

riders · equestrians · horseback riders · cavalry officers · polo players

ownership vs. labor

stablemenmasters

Those with dominion

lords · landowners · landed gentry · patrons · employers

Family

stableman

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