If you own a horse or perhaps several horses, you probably spend a great deal of time out on the trail with your animal. You probably also spend a great deal of time caring for your animals, and there is quite a bit of work that goes into proper equine management. Here are a few items that no horse owner should ever be without.
Horse care can be quite expensive, but you can limit this expense with constant care and maintenance. Make sure your horse has regularly scheduled checkups and don't neglect overall body care. Horses need to have their bodies brushed regularly, and you need to especially brush areas such as the tail and the mane to avoid tangling and keep the hair healthy and clean. You also should check for any scratches or cuts anywhere on your horse's body, check for insect bites and also ensure that the hooves are clean and healthy.
Grooming tools are absolutely essential for horse owners, so while you can certainly purchase a cheap tote to carry the items, the items themselves should be high quality. You need a curry comb and both a soft and hard brush, as well as a hoof pick and brushes for the tail and mane.
There are also many products that you will need for stable maintenance if your stable does not provide these items for you. A wheelbarrow will help you to carry out the old hay and sawdust. A manure fork can be an easy way to remove waste. A good quality broom will be an important tool to keep the floor swept and clean. A pitchfork can help you spread around fresh bedding, but it is not wise to use the same fork to pick up manure as you don't want to contaminate the clean bedding.
One way to keep your animal healthy is by providing easy access to clean drinking water. So to that end, you will need a stock tank for your horse. These tanks are quite large and hold a great deal of water. Therefore, cleaning and emptying the tank every day or so would not be particularly easy. On the other hand, it is extremely important that you maintain a clean stock tank.
Instead of daily or bi-weekly water changes, you can use a chemical-free, safe and natural product to keep the water clean and in balance. Healthy Ponds, for example, sells a stock tank cleaner that uses a mix of propriety natural bacteria to eat away at sludge in the water and keep everything fresh and safe. This product, a small plastic container that holds a biodegradable bacteria pack, is veterinarian approved and easy to use. Each pack lasts for 30 days, so at the end of each month, just add a new bacteria pack.
Horse care can be quite expensive, but you can limit this expense with constant care and maintenance. Make sure your horse has regularly scheduled checkups and don't neglect overall body care. Horses need to have their bodies brushed regularly, and you need to especially brush areas such as the tail and the mane to avoid tangling and keep the hair healthy and clean. You also should check for any scratches or cuts anywhere on your horse's body, check for insect bites and also ensure that the hooves are clean and healthy.
Grooming tools are absolutely essential for horse owners, so while you can certainly purchase a cheap tote to carry the items, the items themselves should be high quality. You need a curry comb and both a soft and hard brush, as well as a hoof pick and brushes for the tail and mane.
There are also many products that you will need for stable maintenance if your stable does not provide these items for you. A wheelbarrow will help you to carry out the old hay and sawdust. A manure fork can be an easy way to remove waste. A good quality broom will be an important tool to keep the floor swept and clean. A pitchfork can help you spread around fresh bedding, but it is not wise to use the same fork to pick up manure as you don't want to contaminate the clean bedding.
One way to keep your animal healthy is by providing easy access to clean drinking water. So to that end, you will need a stock tank for your horse. These tanks are quite large and hold a great deal of water. Therefore, cleaning and emptying the tank every day or so would not be particularly easy. On the other hand, it is extremely important that you maintain a clean stock tank.
Instead of daily or bi-weekly water changes, you can use a chemical-free, safe and natural product to keep the water clean and in balance. Healthy Ponds, for example, sells a stock tank cleaner that uses a mix of propriety natural bacteria to eat away at sludge in the water and keep everything fresh and safe. This product, a small plastic container that holds a biodegradable bacteria pack, is veterinarian approved and easy to use. Each pack lasts for 30 days, so at the end of each month, just add a new bacteria pack.
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