Thursday, September 26, 2013

Necessary Details Regarding Horse Care

By Samuel Wright


Of all the domestic animals, horses are the most delicate and expensive to look after. This makes them to be a symbol of social status for the rich since the low and middle class people in terms of wealth cannot afford horse care. This aspect takes into consideration good treatment of the vital areas.

Skin concern and grooming is the first regarding this concern. It portrays a kind of person the owner is. In this category, he or she has to clean its skin coat using shampoo, repellents, and spot removers. These products help to maintain a good skin with shinny hairs that are healthy.

Brushing this skin on a regular basis also entails the caring aspect. In many circumstances, this is the area which harbors fleas, bedbugs, ticks and lice. Constant brushing aids to remove all especially those which have hidden deep inside the long hairs.

When galloping, mud usually gets stuck in the hooves. Others end up incurring injuries. If this mud is left to accumulate, it can cause infections off yeast and fungi in nature. This is harmful to the health of this animal. The wounds on the other part will require dressing.

What should be done is for them to be scrubbed after every run. It removes the mud completely. At the end of it all, powder is applied to dry up the places hence keeping it free from thriving of any infection. Above all, regular check up from the vet is vital.

Food and water supply forms another important basis for horse care. On a daily basis, he should feed on twenty pounds of food and take eight gallons of water. This is the standard measure. The food is usually pasture and hay. The mechanism of the stomach makes it to be able to graze the whole day.




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