How to take care of your horse properly
As a horse owner, it’s your responsibility to make sure your horse is happy, healthy, and well-cared for. Taking care of horses is no easy task, but with the right information and knowhow, it can be done! In this guide we’ll go over how to groom your horse properly, give them nutritious food items and ensure they have adequate shelter from external elements like rain or cold weather. With these tips in mind you’ll be well on your way to taking care of all aspects of owning an animal that requires quite a bit more attention than an average dog or cat does!
Learn how to groom your horse properly
To care for your horse properly, you’ll need to learn a few basic grooming skills. First, you’ll want to brush his or her coat and clean their hooves. Hoof health is vitally important to a horse’s overall well-being, and neglecting this will cause them unnecessary pain and suffering. Most horses will do well with an occasional bath as well. Once you’re finished with that, check for ticks and fleas—you may also want to clean their teeth if they have any issues with them at all. Finally, it’s important to remember how delicate the ears of your equine companion are!
Know how and what to feed your horse
Your horse needs a balanced diet, just like you do, to stay healthy and strong. How much a horse should eat depends on their age, weight and activity level. A younger and less active horse will require fewer calories than an older one that’s more active in order to maintain a healthy weight. Be careful not to overfeed them; this could lead to obesity which can be detrimental for their health long term!
Know whether or not the grasses available where you live are safe for consumption by your animals before letting them roam around outside freely at all times without supervision (not recommended). Some plants may be toxic if ingested by certain breeds such as cattle dogs due their size difference from humans who are not affected negatively by eating those same kinds of plants/grasses.
Make sure your horse has shelter
A horse’s shelter is a very important part of the comfort and health of your horse. Unfortunately, many of us do not take proper care to ensure that our horses are properly protected from the elements. The most common mistake is to leave a horse out in bad weather without proper protection from rain, snow, wind and other forms of precipitation.
One way you can avoid these issues is by building your own shelter using materials that are easy for you to find around your home such as cardboard boxes stacked up high enough so that all four legs have support underneath them.
An alternative method would involve buying some lumber at local hardware stores in order to build something similar using wood instead – however this will require tools like hammers saws etcetera which may not always be easily accessible depending on where you live so keep this in mind before making any purchases!