Horse Managment

1. Equine
Management
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2. Basic requirements of a horse
 Food
 Water
 Shelter
 Health care
 Hoof care
 Exercise

3. Nutrition
 Requirementsmay change
 Temperature(season)
 Typeof use/ activity
 Age
 Feeding Plan
 Roughagesource
 Concentratefeed
 Tracemineral salt block

4. Water
 Availableall thetime
 Averageconsumption 10-
12 gallons/ day
 Majority of drinking done
at feeding time
 Snow doesnot substitute
for water
 Clean water troughs/
buckets
 Warm water in winter

5. Horses housed outdoors
 Adequatespace
 Outdoor facilitiesshould
havegood drainage
 Wastemanagement
 Water troughs
 Safety of horses
Outdoor pen 12 ft x 12 ft
Pasture turnout 0.1 acre / horse
Paddock 500 sq ft / horse

6. Fencing
 Considerations
 Sturdy & durable
 Safety
 Height requirement
 Maintenance
 Cost
 Types
 Wire
 Wooden board
 Post & rail
 Electric fencing
 High Tensilewire
 PVC

7. Shelter
 Protection from
environment
 Cold, rain wind, sun
 Wind break
 Open front shed
 100 sq ft / horse
 Location important
 Open sidefaceaway
from prevailing wind
 Width vs. depth

8. Stall housing
 Ventilation
 Adequatelighting
 Safety
 Watering device
 Feeding area

9. Stall housing

10. Stall housing
 Sizerequirements
Minimum size 10 ft x 10 ft
Preferred size 12 ft x 12 ft
Stallion stall 14 ft x 14 ft
Foaling stall 16 ft x 16 ft

11. Bedding
 Protectsfeet & legs
 Absorb moisturefrom waste
 Requirements
 Dust free
 Absorbent
 Readily available
 Easy to disposeof
 Affordable

12. Bedding
 Straw
 High comfort
 Littledust
 Highly combustible
 High labor
 Largevolumeof waste
 Wood shavings
 Moreeasily disposed
 Lesslabor
 Moredust
 Moreexpensive
 Careful of black walnut

13. Waste Management
 37 lbsfeces/ day
 2.4 gallonsurine/ day
 51 lbswaste/ day
 70 lbswaste/ day
(including soiled
bedding)
 12-13 tonsof waste/
year for 1 horse!

14. Waste Management
 Manurestorage
 Spread manure
 Compost
 Manuredisposal

15. Health Care
 Know what isnormal for your horse
 Regular vaccinations
 Geographical location
 Typeof use/ activity
 Age
 Regular deworming
 Rotational program
 Awarenessof parasitelifecycles
 Annual dental exam

16. Health Care
 First aid kit
 Know your veterinarian’s
phonenumber
 Quarantinestall
 New horses
 Sick horses

17. Hoof care
 Trim every 6-8 weeks
 Shoes
 Work
 Therapeutic
 Know your farrier’s
phonenumber

18. Exercise
 Pasture
 Will obtain exercise
himself
 Stall
 Requires exercise

19. Costs of maintaining a horse
 Initial costs
 Horse
 Equipment
 Board / pasture rent
 Feed
 Bedding

20. Costs of maintaining a horse
 Veterinary care
 Farrier
 Vaccinations
 Dewormer
 Riding lessons / training
 Estimated cost - $2458.50
(HIH 120-5)

21. Costs of maintaining a horse
 Other Costs?