A groom or stable boy 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 em
Shetland ponies with their drivers and formally dressed grooms in attendance.
Assyrian grooms and horses, from Nimrud, Iraq. The British Museum.
Tri-coloured pottery horse and groom. Tang dynasty 618-907 CE. Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an, China.
A payk groom in the Timurid Zafarnama of 1436.
A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed.
Groom (profession)
…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…
Small stable for 4 horses
Large stable for dozens of horses
Typical early stable with a row of tie stalls and one box stall
Traditional exterior-door stalls built in a row and facing a courtyard