Taking Care of Horses Twice Daily

Horses kept in a stabled environment will need attending to at least twice a day. This is because they are confined to a small area, with no access to grazing and no opportunities to self exercise. The horse's digestive system is designed to take in small quantities of food at regular intervals therefore a stabled horse will need more feed, in particular roughage, to maintain weight because it will have no access to pasture. Another essential part of equine care is providing hay in morning and afternoon (and if possible some horses may require extra at lunch) helps to maintain a healthier digestive pattern and reduce boredom. How To Care for a Horses:- Some horses will be messier than others when kept in a stable. Some are easy to clean up after and will leave droppings all in one spot in the stable while others will walk it through the bedding, requiring manure to be sifted out. A dirty stable can lead to health problems, especially in the hooves. A stabled horse should still have its hooves cleaned out daily to remove manure and bedding from building up and trapping moisture and bacteria from building up in the hoof which can lead to thrush. Thrush infections result in a black substance on the sole and frog of the hoof, strong odour and crumbly hoof horn. Some horses may become lame when thrush is present. Regardless of what type of bedding is used, the process will be very similar. Stalls/stables should be cleaned out at least twice a day for a horse which is not turned out. It is safer for both you and the horse, to clean the stable whilst the horse is out of the stall but if doing so isn't practical then tie the horse up to one side of the stall.

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