Most people have cats, dogs, or hamsters as pets, but there are also quite a few owners of larger animals, such as horses. Keeping a horse is a costly and responsible undertaking, and if you decide to start a horse, you should take into account a number of characteristics of this animal, as well as know its requirements for the environment, nutrition and care.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you buy a horse, decide where it will live - if you build a private stable and hire a groom to care for the animal, the horse will cost you a very large sum. It will be much more profitable to negotiate with other people's stables or with the hippodrome on the placement and accommodation of the horse.
Step 2
In this case, the payment for a horse starts at $ 300 per month. However, this price only includes accommodation and standard care procedures. If you want your horse to really need nothing, pay the groom $ 50-100 a month to keep the horse fed, watered, cleaned, and getting enough walks and fresh air.
Step 3
In order not to spoil the horse's hooves with urban asphalt, you will have to buy a special automobile horse trailer, the cost of which, if used, will be 2-3 thousand dollars.
Step 4
Also include regular veterinary services such as hoof care, dental care, preventive vaccinations, vitamins, and proper nutrition as part of your horse's financial costs. A horse's diet must include high quality oats.
Step 5
When choosing a stable for a horse, make sure that it is not too far from your home. You should be able to get to the stable in less than an hour and a half from the moment you leave your home.
Step 6
The box in which the horse lives must be at least 3 by 3 or 4 by 4 meters in size. If the floor in the stall is filled with concrete or asphalt, it must be covered with a thick layer of sawdust, and the horse in the stable must be fed at least three times a day. Two feedings should include clean oats, one feed should include porridge, and the horse should drink water at least three times a day.
Step 7
In the stall, the stable staff must keep it clean - during the day they must regularly remove manure, and the sawdust must be dry and clean. There should be walking paths, riding areas and a forest area near the stable.
Step 8
The higher the quality of the stable you choose, the higher the price for the stay of the horse will be. Always pay attention to the condition of the rest of the horses in your chosen stable - if they are thin and unkempt, choose another stable.
Step 9
Before riding a horse, always clean, saddle and restrain the horse yourself. After returning from a ride, rub the horse with hay and wash the hooves. When you are not in the stable, the horse should not be rented without your knowledge. Make an appointment with an experienced stable attendant to ride the horse when you are away to ensure that the horse is housed.
Step 10
Visit your horse at the stable at least 3-4 times a week. Otherwise, your relationship with the horse may not work out. Therefore, in order to maintain a horse, you must have a lot of free time.
Step 11
Learn to lead the horse into the stall correctly - first go into the stall yourself, leading the horse, and then walk around the stall and turn the horse to face the door. Then exit the stall. To avoid injury, never stand in the door of the stall when the horse enters, and also do not leave the horse with his back to the exit, otherwise he may kick you when you go out.
