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Horse lovers: During my 30 years of selling rural land, I often found that some surfaces to make their horses and riding. They like the horses in his mind, but have little or no real knowledge or experience is required to raise one or more horses. Too often our knowledge based on little more than an idyllic dream and the dream of most of the time in novels and romantic movies. This article provides basic information availableStore horse and negative experiences or even terrible.

How long ago: if you want the horses, a good rule of good pasture is 3 to 5 acres of pasture for horses, and ideally more acres of paddocks for horses or two. The equestrian sport is only 6 to 10 acres on horseback, which aims to keep the land purchase. The grasslands are smaller pasture near the barn is used for training, riding her horse, or a new horse for his newhome.

The risk of injury to animals increases where horses are overcrowded and the competition for food, water and space may fight. You must provide a sufficient number of parks and stations are separated from animals incompatible. The number of horses and their grouping in any backyard or patio need for tolerance and for the land, if necessary, given the climatic conditions over time.

You also need space to houseBarn, storage barn for hay, building walls and being lazy, so they can be, if it was not quite acceptable for them. In a court, or shelter, each horse has enough space to lie down, stand up and turn around. There should be a clean and dry the horse to lie down, protects the surface from scratches and elbows and ankles locked horse. Paddock which expose horses under machinery, equipment, or waste must not result (especially cables) to a risk of serious injurybe used.

FENCING: There are many types of barriers, which are for horses. Council fences are deadly dangerous if not properly maintained. The horses can break a table and view impaled on it. Barbed wire may son, in particular, took the horse's leg or neck and seriously injured or worse. There are different types of fences for grazing did. Barbed wire and narrow gauge (2.5 mm) wire, high strength steel due to its cut, stretch and unprotectedownership of horses can cause serious injury. Should be avoided as pens for horses, as is internal or fence posts that are a frequent cause of accidents.

Fences can be easily seen and raises horses. The ideal fence for premises designed mainly for horses is the post synthesis, solid, flexible, and the type of train, train, treated or painted with non-toxic products. A popular alternative is also a good visual barrier, is afungus only a conventional pole mounted. As the sheep wire fencing Australia because it has a grid that is very small at the bottom and top. The small screen at the bottom prevents the horse step by step through the fence and become entangled. I like "convincing" to a live electric wire just above the visible top rail, the horse is not on the grass on the top rail thin. This is skewed by a very strong and powerful animalThe main cause of the barrier to break. There should be no sharp objects projecting inwards.

Save your veterinarian for large animals or feed for horses and tack can help the right and a fence installer, does what he knows. angles Ideally, the enclosure has rounded with a large radius to prevent the horse from injury, they are made by another horse in a corner or just running with exuberance and does not take into account the distance between the corner. From time to time have a horse on a leash or chain sawRope, as someone a dog. The good is a practice that poses a high risk of injury to horses. Not recommended and should be used only when other forms of grazing or containment are unavailable and when close monitoring of the horse can maintain. Just quiet and horses are adequately trained to assume the practice must be attached.

Forget what you learned from novels or Hollywood: unlike all the horse stories and films, the horse does not respond within the sameA dog or a cat. Will react and perform better when the owner is consistent and systematic manner. Forget all those stories about Flicka and Black Beauty, which occurs only in the film.

Horses have a personality, but we must remember that they are very big and strong and can do nothing if he was satisfied and then choose to do so. adequate means of land are a must and the rider must know how to drive one. Take lessons if you're the original owner.Horses do not hang over the reins to balance. Learning to balance your bike and ride the horse with the reins. There is no faster way to get a horse "sour", as someone pulls into your mouth. Learning to communicate in the language of the horse, as your horse is in balance the body, the seat position, the position of the feet and legs and, finally, the position of the hand.

Stability: Do not like locked in a cabin every night. E 'Many prefer open fields and night! A three-sided shed (preferably with the open side towards the south-west), should be fine. The horses need protection against the sun and rain. Horse blankets / rugs, it feels better, but nature has endowed all with a dandy of genuine leather. The horses that are unlucky enough to be placed in a position every night, you can probably with a carpet, where the stable is very comfortable. But when it is 30 degrees or less and wind and wet, which makeseat a previous estimate of grain and hay. It saves a lot of cleaning up their pastures.

Weide: Implantation of a mixture of grass seeds of real grass. Consult your local station supply horse farm or feed store the seed mix. Build several paddocks to keep their horses for a short time, turn the pastures and periodically give each one to break the height of the grass to replace it.

Horses to reduce the use of pasture, compared toCattle and sheep. Most of the pastures contain a high percentage of weeds and "rude", where horses are herbivores only. The horses eat the grass that is contaminated with horse manure. This usually leads to the contaminated area to be larger and the grazing area. herbs that grow round the dung patches is usually plenty and looks like a better diet, and the corrective measures to examine overgrazing.

Where possible, grazing horses, in conjunction with cattle or sheep.In addition to supporting other horses, other species are cleaning the "thugs", reducing the pollution of the worm in the grass. Although this may be useful for spreading manure in a wet environment and if the grass is long it may spread worm eggs, so that infects a larger area of the paddock. In the absence of cattle or other grazing animals are available, it is important to remove the manure or drag regularly during dry periods, when the rays of the sun and UV raystend to destroy eggs and larvae.

Their horses leave some big manure piles in the pasture and especially in the corners. Ride a horse manure on the grass pasture with a harrow and rake angles to reduce it into smaller pieces, which helps keep the larvae in the manure of the outbreak and disrupts their horses.

You need a spreader for the payment of his shovel throw lazy and disseminate the barns. I eat most of their horsesGrass in the lawn - but always cut the grass regularly and must use a plant in every room and along the fences. You must keep track of all the plants of the Solanaceae family of plants, because they are toxic to horses.

Grazing animals to reduce nutrients in the soil, which in turn leads to poor pasture quality and growth. This should be monitored by analysis of soil and pasture. Pasture should be top-fertilizedreplace identified nutrient deficiencies. Consult your agricultural agent of the state (each state has a cable Faculty of Agriculture and estate agents) learn to identify needs for soil nutrients and show how to eliminate the noxious plants properly. Make sure there is enough water the grass and the water tank is kept clean!

VACCINATIONS: Your horses require annual booster for rabies, tetanus, flu, Rhino and Encephalitis, and PotomacHorse Fever. Check with your veterinarian for large animals and manage a local planning for the necessary vaccinations and tests. Horses also require quarterly worming against intestinal parasites below the danger level for the wait.

Services Training: Horses for freedom fared well without farrier. They ran and analyzed their ranks have been targeted by predators, and often at great distances as a herd. But now they are preserved and mounted mostly on the ground, the soft sand or grass - theThe hooves are trimmed every six to eight weeks. And, yes, some horses need horseshoes of steel, rubber or other material. You can see if your shoes when you need very "feet" and go to cracks and breaks in their helmets. The way it goes, and usually with her is a piece of your farrier needs.

INTENTION: Your intention is of great importance! Horses can be a fly on the back, and you can hear when your intentionIs it really seriously. They learn quickly, are expected to respect and play - do not be fooled! Put in place to gain their respect and preservation. I'm not asking what you think the argument will be the time to ensure that you have to do. Be firm. Your company is not against the horse, which means that sometimes it is possible that the chain a bit 'too narrow through the nose for him when he goes too fast and get aheadTo complete.

TRUST: It 's very important to trust your horse. Please do not abuse the hitting or kicking him. Trust is necessary for him if he was crossing a ditch or water or fence or want to be with other horses to ride. Trust is built on constant care and daily care of his horse, and not for the fact that situations of injury or fear of evil.

Equine dentist dentists have the horses too! At least once a year, some horses are required to havehorse dentist "floating" teeth. This eliminates sharp edges, to chew the food properly and be comfortable with the drill.

Caution: Horses love to be brushed and bathed. Spend time with your horse, if you clean the first time and every time before and after the turn with a gentle loving hands and lots of weeds. Please choose the stones and earth to keep your feet before and after a journey that will crush the start of the feet. Check him for ticks after every trip to theWoods grass or large - especially in hot climates. Keep all your leather saddle soaped and oiled and cleaned walls easily. Wash blankets saddle after each use and a bit 'too good. It does not hurt, dirty rug in the back or a refreshing in the mouthpiece. Keep your brushes clean, wash, wash your hair and pull on a regular basis.

NUTRITION: Nutrition is an important factor in the life of a horse, because it is ours. Often, a horse only problem may be sufferingSome nutrient deficiencies. Often a horse that "copy" is that in your garden or chewing on the fence a nutritional deficiency. This should be handled in a timely manner that the ingestion of wood shavings are a danger to your horse. Horses need vitamins, fiber, natural minerals, proteins, oils, carbohydrates, enzymes and trace elements in food, such as a better state of health, behavior and attitude are ... and sometimes, when the right foods, you can notCollect the proper utilization of nutrients ... like us.

Horse Hair analysis is a useful tool for finding the real needs of your horse. Hair is a long-term record of diet and analysis of the history of the horse is more specific on what to say to your horse with special needs ... or becomes too strong - especially when you take a sort of toxic substance.

Trailers & Towing learning for most people, the horse trailerRequired. If you're lucky, a place far from land sales of the rural population of the United Nations, especially if you buy property on a long road or highway - you can do a lot of driving without a trailer. You probably want to have a trailer, after all, so bring your horse to a trainer, another horse, or take your horse to a friend for a walk to participate.

There are several types of trailers are of various sizes, from small to large. Somethem as owners of premises or groomsman room next to the horse section. This is not the horse motor vehicles as the style of the house. Take a look at highway speeds and at any distance, the best is a specialized application of a large truck for this purpose. The best are the two big pickup trucks called Dual tired. You will receive a great stop to attack mounted on the truck and the trailer tongue has a long rod that projects into the truck bed. This man, a goosenecktrailer axle will give you excellent stability and a shorter turning radius. It 'also virtually impossible to separate the tow truck - is a concern to shoot behind the trailer.

Before taking his horse to a trailer the first round, which should put in the back of the trailer, while another person driving the truck, so the cornering and braking disaster experience on horseback. Some people set foot wraps on their horses, whenTrailer to protect the horse accidental braking, cornering, pushing, o. After traveling in the moving trailer yourself, take some tests with you and the horse - so you can see what makes the horse like a knight, transforms the experience and braking. It would be a good idea to find someone to travel with your horse while riding. One of my friends had a good technique for making a long-stemmed wine glass on the dashboard of his truck and filled with water. YouThen I learned, without spilling the water or the rear window. Personally, I think it is an ideal technique for practice.

It 'also needed to keep the trailer clean, especially the maintenance of hay free from dust and dirt. Remember when the trailer is under construction and ventilation if windows are open, regardless of hay and dirt that is inside will start to rotate in the trailer. Hold still tied to balances in the fall and the trailer can scare your horseWhy jump and get hurt.

Towing service at least once a year. Check the brakes, tires, tire pressure and all the hooks of the welds and bolts carefully. Make sure the floor is solid. The experience of driving up and turn. Make the mirror. use of the mirror is difficult to learn and of utmost importance. With the proper use of mirrors, but you can easily back your trailer into a space of a few centimeters taller than him.

Who's the Boss, if you're not careful - yourHorse is trained by example ... I knew this woman, her horse trailer to various lessons and rides ... but he knew he had to enter the trailer until the third attempt each time. First, this would lead the caravan, and cease to animals and COO. The second time I managed to convince some other with carrots and baby talk. If the course does not work (he liked the quiet and carrots in particular), would be the third method. MeanwhileI was a bit 'tired and frustrated with him, wanted to go home or education, "he said firmly, place the chain over the nose, a bit' tight, and I had to do it well .... But I always knew that would not go to the third technique - also referred to miss his carrots and sweet, so for the first time!

Here's another. Some horses raise their head and pull the teeth and will not accept bit. I've seen people find the horseface or swing the bridle and hit him - that teaches you the reins of a device to say, fear, and preferred to head out of the reach for its own protection. The solution to bit shyness 'takes time, it gets a little' patience, some sweet words and take some sweet syrup on your fingers. Play with your mouth with your fingers and use the little time for eating and drinking place. He put on him, sometimes taking care of hera. Make sure the bit set properly to seal the mouth and the size and style. And most of all be sure that when you ride, you can not always keep tension on the reins, with their addresses when they should be the body language, sawing back and forth from left to right or in any way as a broad mouth.

ASSEMBLY his horse had left to train your horse like a statue while the assembly is a must! If your horse happyWalk while you try to fly - someone who expects to reach and positioned correctly in the saddle. Once you ride - it feels good in the chair, with an upright posture, take a deep breath and clean and sink into the chair with a sovereign state before. Take your time with you often, and he, when no one, install the fence of the paddock or pasture in the saddle and stay there with him for several minutes. Then, after someIt 's time to ask him to leave. Of course, you need time to train him to be quiet and still while you are doing without. And we must learn from each other on how to open the pasture gate while you're riding.

Returning from a trip: There's always the temptation to turn the horse to the stable career at the end of the race. He will be tempted to trot instead of feet, rather than trot or gallop gallop instead of running. Be careful or youor learn to think that taught him the house. If you are in this movement have finally become a runaway horse each time his head is at home.

If you want to go home, have a good walk from the barn and let it cool on the approach of the barn. You are at a gallop, and wants to go faster, break the rhythm of the race and maybe a foot away from the farm. If not silent, but he wants to go and the staff side orattempted robbery at a faster pace - you need to spend some time in the paddock and walk to school and when I say jogging. If you still have problems, get help from outside or driving instructor.

Buy his horse to consider when buying a horse, what you see for the purchase of an encounter with the horse - is what you get when you bring home. It 's probably his best stable and paddock, where he lives, so when you remove to takeHis place in the behavior that is probably better not worse. If you are an experienced driver to feel very good horse, you should leave an old horse for a first installation, then it is better to buy a youthful spirit.

Check the teeth of the age and condition of the horse visible. Horse newspapers have lots of ads and some advice. There are auctions for horses when you can put on the mailing list and to visit several before buying.The ads are a great source of horses for sale.

If you are looking to buy a horse along a honest and trustworthy to take to help with the purchase. A good horse should cost from $ 2,500 to $ 5,000. A trained horse can cost much more, but may be worth the cost. Specialty horses, of course - the Arabs and thoroughbreds, for example, more than a nice house, or in some cases, buy more of a right cost center. Not always get what you payfor ... But you can pick what you are.

Look for the conformation (body shape and proportion) in the horse, you can learn from books and then there's the attitude - is the same as for people. If the horse has a bad attitude is not worth owning at any price. The horse must be controlled in any veterinary radiography. This exchange is known as a horse, made by a pre-purchase examination. The cost is usually about $ 300 to $ 500 for lots of lameness can not be seen withEyes and are presented only with exercise or during work or competition - especially when you pay for them. ===
Bon voyage and good luck for a lot of good Horsin around horses all readers. The horses are the best and worst of a person and give you a lot of fun, exercise and frustration. But most of the owners and horse lovers to do otherwise.

Tally Ho!

Copyright 2004 by Jody Hudson

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