The short answer for a Dutch Warmblood
A Dutch Warmblood sits in the middle of the grooming scale. This is a modern sport horse with a short, fine, close-lying coat that sheds dirt readily and rarely needs deep work to look well. In regular training, a daily brush-down plus daily hoof picking covers most of it, with a fuller session once or twice a week. Expect roughly ten to fifteen minutes a day rather than the long sessions a heavily feathered breed demands.
What the daily session looks like
Start with a curry comb in small circles to lift dust and loose hair from under tack areas, then follow with a dandy brush on the body and a softer brush on the face and lower legs. Because a Dutch Warmblood in work sweats under the saddle and girth, pay attention to dried sweat marks: salt left sitting on the skin rubs sore under tack the next day, so sponge or brush those patches clean. Run your hands down each leg as you go. On a horse jumping or schooling several days a week, that daily palm check is how you feel a filling tendon or a hot spot long before it shows as lameness.
Mane and tail turnout
Sport turnout shapes the mane work. Most Dutch Warmbloods competing in dressage or jumping wear a pulled mane, shortened and thinned so it lies flat and braids neatly for shows. Pull a little at a time after exercise, when the horse is warm and the hair releases more easily, rather than taking the whole mane down in one sitting. The tail is kept full but tidy: detangle with fingers rather than ripping a brush through it, wash it when it picks up stable staining, and trim the end level so it does not drag in bedding or mud. Between shows, keep tail washing occasional, because over-washing dries the hair and actually invites more breakage than it prevents.
Seasonal shifts
In winter, a Dutch Warmblood in full work is often clipped, which shortens grooming further but adds rugging checks: feel under the rug daily for rubs at the shoulders and withers. As the spring coat comes through, curry more often to help the old coat lift, and expect a week or two where the horse looks patchy no matter what you do. Summer brings sweat and flies, so a rinse after hard work and a check of the sheath or udder area for grime keeps the horse comfortable.
Hooves and legs
Pick out all four feet daily, before and after work if the horse is shod and in training. Sport horses pick up stones in arena surfaces and packed mud in turnout, and a bruised sole starts exactly that quietly. While you pick, glance at shoe tightness and clinches, and note any change in hoof smell or crumbling at the nail holes for the farrier's next visit.
Building this into a shared list on KinsLe Care Teams keeps the Dutch Warmblood's routine consistent when more than one person handles the horse, with each grooming task assigned and its completion timestamped.