Introduce Your Horse to His New Space

How to introduce your new horse to his new space? Here are some hints helping you out.

1. As your new horse comes off the trailer, slowly walk your horse around and allow him to sniff and watch whatever interests him. Now, give him time to walk around the area close to the stall or sheltered paddock where he will be staying.

2. Take your horse into the stall or paddock and walk him around, stopping at water, food and enrichment sources, as soon as he finished exploring outside of his new space.

3. Leave him in the stall or paddock, and observe his behavior for at least one hour before leaving him unattended.

Prepare the Area for the New Horse

So you have a new horse! It is time to prepare the area for your new horse. You must have clean shavings, a water bucket that’s three-quarters full and some fresh hay set up before you bring your new horse into the stall for the first time. Did you know that the horse will investigate his space quickly? If he is aware of his food and water sources, he will likely take less time to settle in. Remember to choose the stall that gives your horse the most visual access to other horses.

If you will keep your new horse in a paddock with shelter, prepare the paddock. Just always remember to have the water source full and some fresh hay available before you bring the new horse into the paddock for the first time. Choose the paddock that gives him the best visibility of other horses but doesn’t allow him to touch another horse, if have a choice of paddocks.

Bringing Home Your New Horse

Did you know that horses are very social animals? Indeed, horses group together and form herds if given the chance. Thus, they are known to be integrated into existing groups of horses easily. Now, how to bring your new horse? It is best to always consider the comfort of your new horse and the comfort of your existing horse. By thinking their comforts, you can be sure of your horses’ good condition.

How to teach Horses To Open His Mouth

We need to teach our horses because opening his mouth is very essential in many instances, from bridling to husbandry. Likewise, it would be a lot easier to check for his teeth and to do routine worming. Examining his mouth and performing regular dental care would be easier.

In teaching your horses to open his mouth, always be patient with your horse and your self. Let your horse see what you’re doing as much as possible. Furthermore, let your horse know when he does what you want and then immediately reward him so he’ll repeat that behavior.

Head Shy Horses

Some horses are head shy because they have experienced pain on their face. Horses will react if someone will touch or handle their head due to sunburn on a white or thin- coated face, impacted teeth, ear mites or other insect bites, fungus or a head or ear injury. Likewise, an impaired vision will make head shyness.

Feed Your Horses

Feed your horses several small meals a day because horses’ stomachs were developed for grazing. Horses function better with a feeding plan based on “little and often.” Thus, it is recommended that horses should eat several small meals. Preferably three or more in the course of a day.

Feed Your Horses

Feed your horses several small meals a day because horses’ stomachs were developed for grazing. Horses function better with a feeding plan based on “little and often.” Thus, it is recommended that horses should eat several small meals. Preferably three or more in the course of a day.

Feed Your Horses

Feed your horses several small meals a day because horses’ stomachs were developed for grazing. Horses function better with a feeding plan based on “little and often.” Thus, it is recommended that horses should eat several small meals. Preferably three or more in the course of a day.

Feed Your Horses

Feed your horses several small meals a day because horses’ stomachs were developed for grazing. Horses function better with a feeding plan based on “little and often.” Thus, it is recommended that horses should eat several small meals. Preferably three or more in the course of a day.

Head Shy

You probably noticed that most interactions between a horse and her guardian begin with touching the horse’s head. Interactions begin with haltering or gaining control over the horse’s head to direct her movements. You touch the head of the horse for basic husbandry such as stall cleaning, grooming, worming and health inspections and enjoying the horse as a companion by leading, riding, driving and other activities.

You probably noticed also that most horses accept this handling with no resistance. However, there are also horses that react poorly when people try to touch their head or ears. Some horses might even flinch, toss their head, hold their head high and away from the handler, or even rear or try to strike the person attempting to touch their head.

Horse’s Possible Medical Influences

As with all behavior problems, physical pain or discomfort can contribute to an increase in separation distress. In horses, illness may increase perception of vulnerability and increase the likelihood that she’ll react poorly when separated from her herd. Your horse will be examined by a veterinarian to rule out physiological problems that might affect her behavior if she hasn’t shown any signs of separation distress in the past suddenly begins to act upset when removed from her herd.

Horse’s Nutritional Needs

We all probably know that a horse’s digestive system is made to process large quantities of grass, which is high in fiber and water. As far as I am concern, the basic diet for most horses are grass and good quality hay, free of dust and mold. Aside from that, plenty of fresh, clean, unfrozen water should be available at all times, even if the horse only drinks once or twice a day.