Hostler
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A hostler or ostler was traditionally a groom or stableman who was employed in a stable to take care of horses, usually at an inn, in the era of transportation by horse or horse-drawn carriage. In the
1827 drawing of an ostler at Keston Cross
Ostler at Margam, 1818
Groom (profession)
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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
Hostler
…A hostler ( or ) or ostler was traditionally a groom or stableman who was employed in a stable to take care of horses, usually at an inn, in the era of transportation by horse or horse-drawn carriage. In…
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.