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General care:

General horse care encompasses providing a horse's basic needs like shelter, food, water, exercise, and social interaction with other horses.

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Feeding:

Feeding guide: A healthy horse diet should consist primarily of forage (grass or hay), with supplemental feeds like supplements tailored to individual needs. Horses typically need 1.5-2% of their body weight in forage daily and should have access to water at all times. To ensure a horse is healthy nostrils should be clean. And free of excessive mucus. Circle of clear. Liquid from the nostrils is normal. A shiny glowing coat is a sign of good health. that comes from meeting the horse's nutritional requirements. And frequent grooming. The horse's legs should be free of bumps: swelling cuts or hair loss.

 

A horse shouldn’t be unnecessarily overweight or underweight This also includes regular veterinary care, hoof care, including farrier regularly, grooming, back (massage) and teeth care. A horse needs a secure environment with access to shelter.

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Cleaning:

Cleaning a horse involves both bathing and grooming. Baths should be done when necessary, typically with shampoo and a sponge followed by a little rinse afterwards. Grooming includes brushing to remove loose hair and dirt, picking out the hooves, and cleaning the sheath of a male. General horse care encompasses providing a horse's basic needs like shelter, food, water, exercise, and social interaction with other horses.

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Feeding:

Feeding guide: A healthy horse diet should consist primarily of forage (grass or hay), with supplemental feeds like supplements tailored to individual needs. Horses typically need 1.5-2% of their body weight in forage daily and should have access to water at all times. To ensure a horse is healthy: nostrils should be clean. And free of excessive mucus. Circle of clear. Liquid from the nostrils is normal. A shiny glowing coat is a sign of good health. that comes from meeting the horse's nutritional requirements. And frequent grooming. The horse's legs should be free of bumps. Swelling cuts or hair loss. A horse shouldn’t be unnecessarily overweight or underweight This also includes regular veterinary care, hoof care, including farrier regularly, grooming, back (massage) and teeth care. A horse needs a secure environment with access to shelter.

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Exercise and mental stimulation:

Physical enrichment activities such as ground pole exercises encourage your horse to move, stretch and engage their muscles. By giving your horse new challenges and exercises, you help keep their mind active and engaged, which can improve their well-being. Horses in confinement must still have their primary needs met, which are the ability to move about freely, have social contact and access to food at multiple times throughout the day. However, even with these needs being met, many confined horses develop physical or behavioural issues, such as pacing, chewing, aggression, nervousness or ulcers. That is where horse enrichment comes in.

 

 

Cleaning:

Cleaning a horse involves both bathing and grooming, baths should be done when necessary, typically with shampoo and a sponge followed by a little rinse afterwards.

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Grooming:

Grooming includes brushing to remove loose hair and dirt as well as picking out the hooves and cleaning the sheath of a male.