Horse & Hound

Groom guises

COMPETITIONS are nerveracking places to face on your own, which is why it's always nice to have a helping hand or is it? From “helicopter parents” to “absolute heroes”, here are just a handful of the weird and wonderful unofficial grooms we all know and love.

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