New Horse-PLEASE HELP?

Question

I'm going to be bringing a horse home and I have never kept my horses with me. I've boarded them.
Can someone please give me a list of all the supplies I need to get before I bring my new horse home? Including stable supplies and all that. Thanks!

Answer 1

Wow this is gonna be a BIG list...
shovel
rake
bucket or wheelbarrow
feed buckets
feed barrels
feed scoops
brushes
hoof picks
hoof polish/conditioner
halters
lead ropes
medical kit
bug spray
fly swatters
lounge lines
crops
helmets
saddles
blankets
scissors
any leg wraps or stuff like that
bridle hooks
tie ropes
saddle racks
blanket racks
rags
gloves
mane/tail detangaler
storage conatiners
fly masks
emergency number contact sheet

Answer 2

Essentials Condensed:

At least an 12x12 stall: it can be made of corral fence, or if you already have a barn. As soon as possible, get yourself a cover for it, something your build yourself, sturdily, or something you have built professionally. To Keep the weather and sun off if need be. This is only okay for a while, until you have time to make a turn out area, or a small pasture.

A Feeder: Some sort of container or open bin to hold the feed that you give your horse every morning and night. Some people feed off of the ground, but here, it gives horses sand colic, from ingesting all of that dirt and dust. At the feedstores around here, you can get barrels, that are cut in half with a little rail to hold hay and grain.

Waterer: You obviously need something to water your horse in, a large bucket, a barrel, an automatic water, something that will assure that your horse can always have fresh clean water. :)

Feed: You need the essentials for feeding, hay, and whatever else you already feed your horse, which if you board, you should know about. :)

Storage: and for a vast majority of the junk you'll accumulate throughout your horse career, you'll need a shed, or a barn. This will store your feed, saddles and other tack, and any other things you need.

As far as the stall goes, I kept my first horse at home in a 50' diameter round pen for the first month we had him. That would work as well. and We had all of our tack and stuff in the garage. :) So if you don't have everything perfect when you bring him home, don't sweat it. :)

Hope i helped, you can ask me more if you want.

Answer 3

How exciting!! grass hay and alfha, sweet feed and a good all around vitamin. A curry comb, a hard brissel and soft brissle brush and mane comb. Fly spray and hoof pick. Then a pitch fork and shovel. Straw or wood chips. A complete vet kit which should include: small pair of scissors,vet rap, iodine, rubbing alcohol, a blood clotting powder, large baby diaper( great for hoof sores), duck tape(also good for hoof make sure not to put direct on the hair) and a good ointment. An extra halter and lead rope and I know I am forgetting some things but this should help. OH a couple of buckets for water or grain. and a water tank and water tank heater for cold weather. Good luck!! and enjoy I love horse's and have had one or more since I was three. One more thing a salt block horse's love salt and need it in there diet!!

Answer 4

Whew! Here are the things I think are imperative at first. The list could go on and on. I assume you have adequate property, shelter, and fencing (hopefully, not barbwire). So here goes: feed bucket, water container or bucket, bedding (shavings/straw), grain? (depending on diet) & grain scoop, GOOD QUALITY HAY, brush, hoofpick, halter, leadrope, fly spray (depending where you are at this time of year). Those are bare necessities. If they tell you from boarding stable that he/she needs something, get it. After that, you go shopping. LOL Most other things are individual needs for horse or owner. Try not to change anything in the horse's diet or feeding times until he/she has had time to adjust to the new environment. Also, unless he/she is exceptionally well trained, give him/her a few days to week to relax and get used to things before riding him/her. Horses like things to be routine & consistent! Of course, the love and carrot part is the fun of horse ownership. Good luck and enjoy!!

Answer 5

Before you bring the horse home I would get a book by Cherry Hill called "Horse Keeping on a Small Acreage". In it she lists everything from stable supplies, feed, fencing, shelter, etc. There are a lot of things you will need - even bringing new horses in, I always buy them their own supplies - this way I don't transport any problems from one horse to the next. The things I have for each horse are: grain pan, halter, lead rope, lunge line, brushes, curry comb, mane/tail comb, stable blanket. What I have for all horses: hay feeder (I prefer the low feed bunks - horses are made to graze, not pick hay out of a high rack and by having their heads low it aids them in eating/digesting food), 100 gallon water trough (horses drink a lot of water, especially in the summer), grain container (be sure that it locks - you don't want your horse to get into it) grain scoop, fly spray or wipe, vet wrap, cotton, peroxide, (here's an interesting tip - ground cayenne pepper will stop bleeding and doesn't burn or hurt - you can look that up on the internet), wound ointment, if your horse is a gelding, sheath cleaner, vaseline, first aid kit (check with your vet or buy one that's fairly complete - just be sure you have the skill and/or knowledge to use what's in it) a veterinary handbook (I have one called How to be Your Own Vet sometimes) and a large magnet on wheels to look for nails/metal, etc. I didn't have one about 10 years ago and one of my horses was rolling and managed to find an old rusty nail - he got blood poisoning and nearly died. Also good to have on hand is a leather punch, hose (to use for either watering the horse or bathing), clippers, clipper spray and extra blades. If you plan on showing your horse you'll want to have on hand things like shampoo, conditioner, show sheen,


I use a lot of Pine Sol in my barn. About once a week in the summer time I hose down the concrete aisleways and use the Pine Sol to disinfect it. I also keep Clorox bleach on hand as it is a good disinfectant and it also works on Thrush. One odd thing I keep in the barn is a dog "Pooper scooper". I use it to pick up the dead mice that the cats bring in - this way I can just scoop them up and put them into the garbage can without touching them.

Walk the perimeter of your property and check your fencing - if you have a shelter/loafing shed, check it for nails or other protruberances where your horse can get hurt.

Hope I didn't give you overload and hope that I helped. Having horses isn't cheap, but if you invest your money in good products at the beginning you won't have to replace them. I know I've forgotten some things but I'm sure that someone else will add to what I've put on here.

Good luck and have fun! Having a horse at home is better than any medicine any doctor has ever prescribed for me.

Also one important thing: Find out what the horse is being fed currently - sudden changes in a horse's diet can cause problems. If possible buy some hay from the person selling the horse and get the same type of grain - gradually switch from one type of feed to the other if you intend to change it. I don't recommend alfalfa hay unless the horse is being worked heavily, as to "hot" a feed can cause diarrhea in a horse unused to it. Also a horse needs to graze to produce heat in cold weather - it's the digestive process that keeps them warm, not fat - and they can eat a lot more grass hay than they can alfalfa.

Answer 6

To have a horse at your own barn you are going to need a lot of things and alot of time .
make sure you have a safe enviorment for him/her.
Lots of
hay
feed
shavings ( bedding )
Buckets
Acres (paddock area)
Also you are going to need the simple yet most improtant thigns.
Pitch forks
wheelbarrows
a designated are for the manuer
wash supplies
Grooming supplies--
brushes
hoof picks
tail bags
fly sprays
FIRST AID SUPPLIES
treat : )
Love :)

GOOD LUCK

Answer 7

-Mandy's Shopping List-
1.3-4 Feed Buckets (for extra hay or water)
2.Hay Net
3.Field Feeder
4.Hose (for bathing & watering)
5.Brushes (If you need to stock up on some more)
6.Tack Rack
7.Hook Notches (to tie you're horse up to the fence)
8.Cross Ties (if you have a barn aisle)
9.Leg Bandages (for any minor cuts and bruises)
10.Hoof Boots (for any missing shoes)
11.Order Hay Once a Month
12.Treats
13.Horse Toys (for stall)(I reccomend Lickit tongue twisters)
14.Blanket
15.Emergency Medicine (To keep in your refridge)
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Thats the list I got from my vet when I got my horse!

Answer 8

You should have delt with this before you even thought of bringing a horse to your house. Talk to the people you boarded with before. Basics are buckets, pitch forks, hay, water buckets, good sized pasture/paddock (1 acre per horse), shelter for your horses, grain (depends really) grooming supplies, horse first aid kit, human first aid kit, and a lot of other stuff.

Answer 9

Barn & Pasture
Buckets (feed,water,outdoor water, saltblock holder)
hay rack
cross-ties
stall matts
hay and feed
wormers
blankets
halters and lead lines
saddle stand
lunge line and whip
all of your tack
double headed snaps for hanging water buckets
grooming supplies
wheel barrow and pitch fork
A twitch is not always nesscary but I like to have one around
mounting block (not always nesscary)
hose and good outdoor faucet that does not freeze up
bucket cleaners
barrels for food and a trash barrel
brooms and shovel
bridle rack
pocket knife
saltblock
bedding
arena
muck pile

go to www.countrysupply.com they have many other things that you will need for your new horse... GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 10

I think you have some good advice from the answers below, however there are just a few more things like do you have compost bins built, if he is on less then 2-3 acres, you will need to shovel it all everyday and compost it or your property will end up a fly ridden manure field.