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Equipment for Grooming

There are many different types of equipment that are needed for grooming horses:

Mane comb

Hoof pick

Brushes: Hard bristles

Smooth Bristles

Bedding for the Stable

There are many different options of bedding that you can in your horses stable, also ways of istallating and collecting moisture from the stables:

Straw (the most popular option),

Horse shavings,

Stable mats: Thermal installation properties to keep the stable warmer and more comfortable for the horse. It is easy to install and clean, also it is non-absorbentmeaning that the hooves will not be exposed to damp and wet flooring.

Kick pads: Protects the horse from injury when kicking the stable walls. It also reduces wall damage.

Splash pads: Collect urine, manure and other soiling substances and therefore is ideal for bathing and shower areas. Cheap and easy to install and saves constantly cleaning the stable floor!!

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Labelled Diagram of a Horse.

Snow Horses

Equipment foir Riding

You need lots of riding equipment in order to ride;

Saddle ( one that fits the horse)

Bridle ( Suitable fvor your horses head size: Pony, Horse etc...)

Safety Stirrups (With elastic straps)

Riding Hat ( One that fits your head properly: does not fall off your head!!)

Whip, if you want to go into competative riding.

Food

All horses need a good amount of food that is suitable for the horse

Food ideas:
Developer feed
Old horse feed
Working feed
Hay
Apples
Carrots
Sometime the odd treat....polo!!

To order food online or to buy wormers etc visit:
http://www.banbury-cross.co.uk/lehorse.htm

How to muck out the stable.

It is very important that your horse is always got a clean stable that has been cleaned properly.

You need basic equipment to do this job;
Wheelbarrow
Shovel
bucket

Simply take all of the dirty straw/sawdust and place it in the wheelbarrow, find somewhere suitable for you to dump it. The bucket is needed to fill the water bowls up with water. Make sure that they have a suitable amount of bedding that is clean and water.

How to pick your perfect horse.

In order to choose your perfect horse you need to know what size horse you will need and what breed of horse that you want. When looking at a horse ride it before purchasing it because it may not be the ride that you want.

For more detailed information visit:

http://utahanimaladoptioncenter.org/UHRA/articles/articlepdf/pickyourperfecthorse.pdf

How to care for horses - what you have to have.

The first vital thing that you need before purchasing a horse is a stable - that is plenty big enough to house your horse. The stable will have to have room to provide: a decent sized bedding area, room for food and water and plenty of space for the horse/s to walk around the stable with ease.

Next you need all of the equipment to groom and clean your horse. Equipment: hard and soft bristled brushes, hoof pick, shampoo and conditioner, sun lotion all of these are available at most equestrian shops.

To be able to ride your horse you need a saddle that fits your horse comfortably and also a bridle that fits the horses head. Stirrups come with the saddle however it is better to go to the local horse shop and buy 'Safety Stirrups'.

For winter it would be best to purchase a rug for your horse as it will keep them warmer than without a rug on.

For further information on care for your horse visit: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/