hi! well you definately need to be sure you have the proper place to keep him. He needs a good warm stall, and a big pasture, and trails are great although not necessary. and you need a place to ride and excercise him. you only need the basic grooming supplies when you first get your horse such as a hoof pick, curry comb and body brush. You can save expenses for the time being by waitin a lil bit on the other equipment. If you get him during the summer you will definatly need bug spray. It is a good idea to get the wipe on kind as well as the spray bottle because some horses are afraid of the sound the bottle makes. It is not much fun tryin to spray down a horse that is shying away from you . You also need a big water bucket and hay. Also find out if the horse is used to eating grain or other supplements so you will be prepared for that. and of course you need a halter and lead, saddle and bridle and such. you may consider a stall and tournout blanket for winter, especially if the horse is clipped. ummm and I think thats about if for starters. Did I help any?
OK uh..can you explain some things? Like the curry comb is it just called that for some reason or does it have curry in it? And do you mean a different stall for the winter? What about shoes? What do you mean by clipped? Is it required or pretty good to get horses those head bands with the "strings" in the summer to keep away insects? Do you have horses of your own greyhoundarabians?
I know you were talking to GreyHoundArabians but I can't help myself. I love helping people get thier first horse, I have helped a few people and seem to have goodluck. I myself have horses and I keep them at my own house, but people do board your horse for you. You need to decide whether you are going to keep it at home or with a boarding facility. Boarding costs all depends on what they have/do. Some feed for you and clean the stalls. Some just feed and you have to clean and turn your own horse out. Some just have stalls and no turn out and don't feed or clean for you! You have to look that up.
Before you get a horse you have to have MONEY. That seems to be a problem for many people. have enough saved so that not only can you buy the horse, but have left over for emergencies, shoes, worming, feed, bedding, shots, check-ups, grooming supplies, blankets, fly spray and hoof picks! ( am I the only one who loses those all the time?) Greyhoundsarabians was right. The most important brush is a curry comb! I'm not sure why they call it that actually, but they do. It's just a round rubber brush with "teeth" for getting dead hair andf dirt out of the horses' coats and stimulating the skin. You need a hard bristle brush, soft brush, main and tail brush, a hoof pick and probably others as you go along, those are the basics. Shoes are optional and depends on the horse. My Friesian does not wear shoes, she has very hard feet and there are no need for shoes. BUT, you still have to have the Farrier come out and trim the toes every 6-8 weeks. My QH wears shoes and I have to put Iodine on his front feet because he is sucha sensitive boy. I would reccomend asking your trainer or vet for your basic needs or buying a book, because as I write this I realize I could spend all day telling you the basic essentails for everything you need to bring your horse home! Katy
I thought horses slept standing and mostly never lay down. Do some horses actually lay on the ground to sleep? What are some reasons a horse could be laying down? I know they do when foaling but why do they lay down after foaling and the foal may be already 2 days old? I thought that it's pretty bad for them to be on their side because their organs push against their lungs. I need some info!
Horses to tend to sleep on their feet alot but that is mostly light sleep during the day. At night in their stalls they do lay dawn in order to be able to get a good deep sleep. Horses sleep on their stomaches with their legs tucked under them to take some of the pressure off their chests. Sometimes on lazy days you will see a horse layin in the shade of a tree dozing off and this is normal. but of the horse lays down and tries to roll then gets up again and paces etc. it may be a sign of colic, which is a stomache ache that can turn serious. I'll tell you more about it later, if you want. In regardes to your question about the mares after foaling, it is very tiring delivering such a large creature and it takes alot out of them so they can be expected to need a few days of R&R. Sorry for not explaing things enough last time, I hope I did better this time.
After my mare foaled she was so tired! It was so sweet to watch her and the baby sleeping together. When the foal is first born and up to a couple of days is the best time to work with it and start teaching it. They need time to build up strength and energy. It took mine about a week and then he was running all over the place, rearing up on mommy, etc...
I began working with my colt at a few hours old, rubbing him all over, moving his legs, rubbing his ears, outside and inside, cleaning his nose, the list goes on and on.
At two days old I put his halter on, no problem. When you wait until they're older and more aware of stuff is when they can be brats. I didn't make a big deal of it, I showed it to him and slipped it on. I only left it on for a few minutes.
(You know you should never leave a horse unsupervised with a halter on)! My friends did once and the horse layed down and somehow got his leg stuck through the halter and was thrashing. He tore all the muscles in his leg and had to be put down.
My colt is now 11 months old and he is the best baby ever!!! I get compliments on him all the time about how well mannered he is and what a level head he's got. I pony him on the streets around my town and he hardly ever spooks at anything!! When he does spook it's usually because there is a truck passing us, or one day I got stuck at a corner for three lights. I didn't want to cross the street because all these trucks kept stopping and their brakes were squeaking and hissing.
Anyone who wants to reply feel free to.. OK so what is it all about with the western and english and huntseat what are they, riding positions? What's a riding position? I'm soo confused! Help and explain!!
Anyone who wants to reply feel free to.. OK so what is it all about with the western and english and huntseat what are they, riding positions? What's a riding position? I'm soo confused! Help and explain!!
Alright hunny, there's sooo much to explain about this. I'll tell you the basics and if you want to know into detail... please, but one of those " complete manual to the horse" books. It will give you TONS of info. I'll explain in basic terms.. I don't know your age or skill level so I'll explain to you like I do my younger students... ( please don't be offended! I don't want ot leave you in the dust!) English is the saddle that you see in jumping. It has a rounded and wider place to put your legs. The stirrups are thinner. "english" is refered to anything that is jumping, huntseat, dressage, saddleseat...etc" various others. Western is easiest explained as the saddle with the "horn" the big protrusion from the saddle that many people hang onto, the purpose of it for putting your rope on it when you've caught the cattle. Usually you see this at dude ranches. Western saddles are used for any cow activity, rieining, all rodeos, etc. Anything beyond that is more complicated. Huntseat is basically either jumping or being in the jump position with out jumping. There's more to it but like I said, buy a book, it is great information. Or go to Google and type in Huntseat or Western or Dressage and ti should come up with a picture for you
. You also need a big water bucket and hay. Also find out if the horse is used to eating grain or other supplements so you will be prepared for that. and of course you need a halter and lead, saddle and bridle and such. you may consider a stall and tournout blanket for winter, especially if the horse is clipped. ummm and I think thats about if for starters. Did I help any?
And do you mean a different stall for the winter? What about shoes? What do you mean by clipped? Is it required or pretty good to get horses those head bands with the "strings" in the summer to keep away insects? Do you have horses of your own greyhoundarabians?
When he does spook it's usually because there is a truck passing us, or one day I got stuck at a corner for three lights. I didn't want to cross the street because all these trucks kept stopping and their brakes were squeaking and hissing.
