Horseman Ship?

Question

1. Is grooming a horse important?
2.To keep the stall clean is that a daily job or weekly?
3.To keep the horse feet clean is it important?
4.How many time a year do you need to shoe your horse?
5.How much do you feed a horse a day?
6. What feed do you use to feed horse?
7.Is riding a horse important?
8. Is keeping your horse fat good? or bad? and why?
9.Is starting colts early important?
10.Is this quiz Hared or Eazy for you?

Answer 1

1. YES
2. Daily
3. EXTREMLY
4. depending on you land type or boarding situation 2 or more
5. Depends of you horses situation talk to a vet
6. Omeleen 300
7. Yes
8. Like humans having fat is good but only in moderation
9. Depends on the colt but I do
10. EAZY PEAZY LEMON SQUEEZY

Answer 2

1. yes it helps build up a bond between you and the horse and also helps the horses circulation, removes dead skin cells also you need to make sure there are no stones in your horses hooves which could press on their frog and cause them to become lame.

2. DAILY!!!! how would you like to live in you own defecation for a week!!!!

3. Very important

4. horse don't actually need to have shoes on many do very well without shoes however I would recommend every 6 weeks to have their hooves trimmed and shoes on.

5. depends on the horses age, size, breed and amount of work it does.

6. Hay/hayledge definitely however any hard feed again depends on age, size, breed and amount of work the horse does.

7. yes riding a horse is as important as us exercising is.

8. Bad anything being fat whether human or animal puts strain on the animals heart and vital organs.

9. Starting colts? do you mean backing the horse or handling this question makes no sense. but if its backing the horse about 3-4 is the age you start

10. Easy these are basic questions anyone should be able to answer if they own a horse

Answer 3

1. yes as it brings out natural oils. horses living out should be groomed less than those living in as they are in more of a natural environment
2. You should remove poo and wee daily to keep it clean, but must remove all straw/shavings weekly
3. yes - you must keep your horses feet clean this prevents thrush - which occours from undlean environment
4. the farrier should come every 6 months and should remove the shoes trim hooves and re-shoe again
5. this depends on weight, amount of work, type (of horse), size and if it is is living in/out with grass
6. again, it depends on the above.
7. yes and no as you need to ride a stabled horse as it has limited exercise, but a horse living out also needs exercise to prevent getting overweight. However a retired horse will not be riden as it is too old
8. Bad as overweight horses are often not allowed in the show ring and they are prone to laminitis. Any 'diets' should be introduced gradually as if you suddenly change the diet colic may/will occour
9. It depends what you are planning to do with the horse. If you are just riding for pleasure then no... but if it is a racer etc. they are backed at a very young age. Personally i think this is cruel as they are still not properly developed.
10. Not too bad really!

Answer 4

1. Yes it is. rocks in the hoof can be dangrous to the horse and the horse could get a stone bruse.
2.daily. My horse doesnt stay in a stall but at shows i clean his stall at least twice a day but if you dont have that kinda time at home you could consider a groom to clean the stall or even pasture board.

3.yes it is. The horse could injure it's hooves and then you could have a bigger problem
4.i shoe mine every 4 to 6 weeks.
5.he gets a lot but he is in a pasture
6. grain and beat pulp
7.yes espially if they are on stall board.
8. it depends on the hrose/
9.yes and no.
for riding i recomend not riding/breaking before they are 3. but working with them on the ground you need to start at about 3 months being serious.
10.fairly easy

Answer 5

1. YES
2. Daily
3. Of utmost importance
4. Depends on many factors trust your farrier
5. An average 1000 lb. horse, if feeding alfalfa: 1 leaf. This also depends on the horse and its' nutritional needs
6. I use to feed my horses ( pleasure only) Alfalfa hay and sweet mix, once a week bran.
7. yes, to keep him in condition and rideable. You can exercise them in other ways but they should be ridden regularly.
8. Bad. Same as for humans. It puts too great a strain on their bodies. Lean and well muscled is the way to go.
9. Definitely! And training can start almost from day one in the form of socializing them and gently exposing them to different sights and sounds.
10. No Brainer

Answer 6

1. YES!
2. Depends my horses are only in to eat and if they are sick so mine are cleaned once a week
3. YES!
4. Depends on their feet but trim them every 6-8 weeks
5. 6-8 quarts of grain both morning and night & unlimited hay
6. Sweetfeed, Corn and Oats, Dry Molasses, Mixed Hay
7. I wouldn't say it is a must
8. Fat is good because it takes along time to get it that way and if it got sick it has something to fall back on.
9. Yes I have raised 4 and we are expecting atleast 3 more
10. Easy

Answer 7

1. Yes

2. Daily

3. Yes

4. 6

5. At least 2

6. Grass hay, alfalfa, or mix, daily de-worm-er, and oats or grain.

7. Yes

8. Sometimes good so their rider doesn't look as big, bad because if they get to overweight they get out of shape.

9. Yes

10. Easy!!!

Answer 8

1.YES YES YES
2. Daily!
3. Very importnat
4. I go by every 6 weeks
5. a flake of hay and 1/2 a can of pellets
6. Alfalfa
7. very important
8. bad but you dont want them skinny either
9. yes, very
10. easy

Answer 9

Why are you asking such basic questions in the first place?