August 4th, 2005 
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Everyone remembers the “Simpsons” episode in which beleaguered Homer – not yet the walking punchline he was to become in later seasons – works himself nearly to death, taking second shifts at the Kwik-E-Mart with Apu, in order to afford a pony for young Lisa.
All ends well for the Simpsons, but the care and feeding of horses really isn’t light work.
First of all, there’s the question of lodging. After all, your new Thoroughbred race horse isn’t exactly going to fit in the closet. Horses require shelter from rain and wind, such as a barn, stable or shed; this is especially true if you’re keeping the horse’s hair short (for show), in which case you may also need a horse blanket. In pleasant, sunny weather, your horse needs shade. Your horse also needs, year-round, grazing land – usually between 1-3 acres of pasture per animal fills the bill. And there’s the all-important exercise grounds (keeping a horse cooped up 24-7-365 is just cruel).
Most Americans horse owners, not having access to these things, rent a space for their horses at a boarding stable. These, of course, are not cheap – and some horses, especially stallions, aren’t best kept in such social environments anyway, as they will tend to fight with other animals.
Even if you live in a temperate climate and keep your horse out to pasture most of the time, she or he needs a place to shelter from the rain, as the insulating coat of hair doesn’t work nearly as well when it’s wet.
If you can keep you horse on grounds of your own, make sure, when feeding the horse, watch out for laminitis, a debilitating condition that can come from eating the lush, quick-growing early-spring and fall grass (such grass is high in fructans and other non-structural carbohydrates). Similarly, if you’re lucky enough to be able to rely on a natural nearby water source, check every day to make sure the stream hasn’t dried up, gone stagnant or developed blue-green algae (lethal to horses).
Finally, be careful in selecting fencing materials. Wire is a terrible choice for small pens (they’ll run into it); that goes double for barbed wire, which is condemned in almost every horse management book (but widely used in the Western US). If you do use wire, use it in a larger pen (where the horse won’t constantly be coming into contact with fencing), use a smooth and clearly visible wire (perhaps a heavy woven mesh with closely spaced strands), keep openings between strips too small for a hoof to fit through, and maintain your wire fence carefully.
To help with the visibility issue, as well as the durability of the fence, you might consider using a wood top player (no chance of trampling that down). Wood or synthetic-wood fences make a somewhat more expensive, but correspondingly better, more durable choice.
Horses need to eat 1.5-2.5 % of their body weight in food every day. The most common sources for filling this heavy nutritional need are grass, hay, grain, and pellets sold commercially. Again, keeping your horse fed is not cheap.
Horses’ coats should be groomed every day, ideally; in the real world, you should at least groom your horse before every ride to prevent chafing (for the horse, not you). A grooming regime includes the following elements: A round, short-toothed tool called a curry, used to loosen detritus from the horse’s coat and generate cleansing natural oils; a stiff-bristled dandy brush which cleans the larger materials stirred up by the curry; a soft-bristled body brush used for dust; a mane brush (usually wide-toothed; some people simply use a human hairbrush for this part); a hoof pick for cleaning the horse’s feet and preventing injury; fly spray, which needs no explanation; a metal or plastic tool, the sweat scraper, for, well, scraping away sweat; and scissors or clippers to keep certain areas short-maned (these include the “bridle path” behind the ears so that the bridle lays flat, and fetlocks).
You’re probably wondering how to bathe a horse? (Or perhaps you’re wondering why anyone goes to all this trouble, even for an animal as beautiful as the horse?) This task can be done with a simple garden hose and human shampoo (though horse shampoo is available for the punctilious); however, many horses, under conditions of normal wear and tear, never need a bath. No, I’m not kidding.
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How do I get my horse to stand still for grooming?I tried grooming her without tieing her up but that didn't work. I tied her hulter to the fence and that isn't working. Any help would be great I am running out of ideas. I just got the horse and the old owners told me that they didn't work with her all winter. The horse is a year old. Thanks for the help.
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depending on how you have your pasture set up, and weather or not you will stall the horse, it can take as little or as much care as you want, but you will get what you give. my wife bought 2 horses 8 years before we met, when they came to her they were lead trained and halter broken, and not hard to work with at all, by the time I met her, they had devolved to the point where it is next to impossible to get a halter near them, and they are certainly not able to be ridden. she spent almost no time with them, gave them just the basic care required, and now it has taken me forever to get them somewhat trained so I can work with them. the more time you spend with your horse, the better the bond should be between you.
you will need to plan on paying for basic care items, vet work, tack and equipment. also grain and hay, in all likelihood will be needed if you will be riding every other day, we hay our three through the winter and early spring in upstate NY, you may or may not need to where you are, but it would be a very good idea to grain. how many acres will the horse be running on, and what type of pasture is there now? there are tons of plants that they can't eat, and you should check to make sure those aren't present.
do you have a shelter of some kind for the horse to go into? they don't need much, but they do require a place to get out of the weather, and local law may require it as well, check with a local vet to find out.
what type of fence do you have? we had barbed wire at one of the places I worked as a stable hand, and the vet was called far too often to stitch cuts from it. 500 $ vet bills are no fun!
there are tons of books online and in stores that can help you, do your research and find out if this is something you really want to do, and if it seems too much, you can always rent a horse at a local stable and ride there, much less fuss, and it may cost less for you.
hopefully this helps, and feel free to contact if you'd like more info, songwind923@hotmail.com.
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Check Texas A&M's equine site, they have some good articles on feeding the equine athlete, or brood mare etc. Not too sure about minnesota but here you are not liable if someone is riding your horse and gets hurt, 'inherant risk'. But you are liable if your horse gets out and say someone wrecks their car by hitting it or running off the road to miss it.
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HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!
I don`t have a horse but I have a good sourse http://www.horseland.com there you can learn to feed to ride to check and to love a horse.Its funny,too
This one isn't flash, it's more of a clicking game, but you can take care of a horse and it's free unless you want to pay for extra features (which you don't have to and it's still really fun without it.)
http://www.howrse.com/
Sorry if it's not what you wanted, but if you cant find anything else it's fun to do on your free time.
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Here are things I think everyone should know;
Basic ailments and how to treat them, wrapping legs, taking resp, pulse and temp, diet and nutrition, how to dismantle tack, clean it properly and reassemble it. I'm sure there are a few more things but these cover the basics of health, feeding and maintaining and using your tack.
Well this is one site but there are tons of sites you can search. If you need a place to find a horse you can go to
http://www.equine.com its free to join and you can search for horses,trailers,mini horses,saddlery…etc…Its where me and my partner got our first horse..she's a great one too…hope this helps!..Good Luck
http://www.equisearch.com
http://www.thehorse.com
http://www.horsekeeping.com/horse-training-care-info.htm