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Lol!
Oh, and you own horses right, HCCLK? I'm looking into purchasing a horse (finally!) and figured since some of you guys on BYC own one I had some questions. Such as how much for the farrier and how do I know if the horse even needs shoes? What about feed? What do you regularly feed your horses? I've looked it up on Google and am overwhelmed with all my options.
I would suggest Purina feeds, how old is your horse, and unless your horse really needs a LOT of energy and will be using up a lot of energy every day, don't feed sweet feed, it just gives them a sugar rush and it makes some horses go crazy. Oats are utterly useless, they go in one end and out the other whole, so your horse doesn't need them. I would suggest splitting quantities into once in the morning and once in the evening. You can calculate your horses weight and I think body length, er something like that to find out how much to feed per day.
Farriers can be anywhere from 20 to 60 dollars, depending on the farrier. Horseshoes put a LOT of strain on their leg joints and can cause a lot of sliding too. I would suggest barefoot, as long as your horse doesn't have really tender feet, his feet should harden up and do just fine without shoes. [ tough flaps of skin growing on the hoof are natural for barefoot horses, so don't be alarmed if you see some of it ]
Hope this helps!
I don't have a horse yet, I just need info on how much I need to pay each month. That really helped, thank you! I'm going to copy and paste it into my computer. We have trails around our property so I wasn't sure about the whole shoe thing and what shoes did exactly to a horses' hooves. I plan on getting some sort of horse that's more on the hardy side and under ten years old, because I would ride the horse at the most, five days a week. Maybe in a couple years two horses could be an option, but for now I'm going to stick with one. Thanks for the info!
Also, is colicking a big problem? How would I know if my horse is foundering or something?
Lol!
Oh, and you own horses right, HCCLK? I'm looking into purchasing a horse (finally!) and figured since some of you guys on BYC own one I had some questions. Such as how much for the farrier and how do I know if the horse even needs shoes? What about feed? What do you regularly feed your horses? I've looked it up on Google and am overwhelmed with all my options.
I would suggest Purina feeds, how old is your horse, and unless your horse really needs a LOT of energy and will be using up a lot of energy every day, don't feed sweet feed, it just gives them a sugar rush and it makes some horses go crazy. Oats are utterly useless, they go in one end and out the other whole, so your horse doesn't need them. I would suggest splitting quantities into once in the morning and once in the evening. You can calculate your horses weight and I think body length, er something like that to find out how much to feed per day.
Farriers can be anywhere from 20 to 60 dollars, depending on the farrier. Horseshoes put a LOT of strain on their leg joints and can cause a lot of sliding too. I would suggest barefoot, as long as your horse doesn't have really tender feet, his feet should harden up and do just fine without shoes. [ tough flaps of skin growing on the hoof are natural for barefoot horses, so don't be alarmed if you see some of it ]
Hope this helps!
I don't have a horse yet, I just need info on how much I need to pay each month. That really helped, thank you! I'm going to copy and paste it into my computer. We have trails around our property so I wasn't sure about the whole shoe thing and what shoes did exactly to a horses' hooves. I plan on getting some sort of horse that's more on the hardy side and under ten years old, because I would ride the horse at the most, five days a week. Maybe in a couple years two horses could be an option, but for now I'm going to stick with one. Thanks for the info!
Also, is colicking a big problem? How would I know if my horse is foundering or something?
