Horse thing?

Question

ok so i might get 2 horses for my dads if you think thats alot well there 6 kids up there well did i miss anything for what we would need halter lead curry dandy soft mane and tail hoofpick saddle reins bit feed feed bucket firts aid kit medium bruch stiff bruch fly spry fly mask any thing i miss anything and what

Answer 1

Not sure if you're going to board the horse's out or if they are going to be kept at your dad's...  Here's some addition items and some costs.

I'm in California and this is what our current costs are for having horses:  Boarding out can run anywhere from $100.00/mo to $1,000.00/mo depending upon the facility. IF you live in a populated city like San Francisco or Los Angeles, boarding close to home will more than likely run on the higher end. This provides stalls, cleaning, bedding and hay twice a day.

The lower end, is probably out in the rual areas and can be with hay or without (You'd have to go out twice a day and feed your horse (s).

I suggest that you call around to the boarding stables in your area and get rates and facilities (Does it have an arena, round pen, hot walker, wash rack, etc.).

The costs of shavings vary from place to place. In LA right now, a 5 cubic yard bag of shavings runs $4.00 from the shavings company and can run as high as $7.00 in a tack store. You also need sand, decomposed granite and sweet lime to keep your stalls bedded correctly. The sand and dg you'll have to call and get pricing on.

Then there's the additional costs:

Hay in CA right now is running $17.95/bale for 3 strand alfafa which weighs 100LBs plus. Oat hay, runs a couple of bucks cheaper. Your horse will need between 5 and 7.5 bales a month, depending upon how easy a keeper your new horse is.  (So, with 2 you can double it!)

Shoeing (Which can run anywhere from $50.00 for just shoes in the front and barefoot in the back on up.) Done about every 6 to 8 weeks.

Trims: About $35.00 Once again done every 6 to 8 weeks.

Grain: Depending upon how easy a keeper your horse is, a bag of grain will run you about $15.00 and bran about the same, once a month.

Vet: Now normally without any accidents, once, twice a year for shots which run $40.00 per shot and the 'call charge' which can range depending upon your area from $40.00 all the way up to $250.00!

Misc. Tack: This is the one that not only can get expensive, BUT addicting! You see something that your horse just MUST have! DO NOT go to ebay! This can be VERY costly and addicting, trust me on this I have a friend who's still paying off credit cards from ebay horsey things she bought.

Having someone trailer or haul your horses with the cost of gas would probably be $2.00/mile nowadays...

BTW you mentioned reins and a bit...Why not list the whole BRIDLE?  (Headstall, bit and reins.).

Answer 2

I think you've pretty well got it covered as far as riding equipment and grooming equipment.

Here are a couple of things I would add:

Things for washing your horse: large sponges or wash mitts, shampoo and conditioner, sweat scraper.

I would also get a shedding blade at least before next spring so you can help the horses shed out of their winter coats.  You may even want to have some short ties available to use when you are grooming and saddling your horse.  Get the ones with the quick release latch on one end, if you can.

For your first aid kit, make sure you have these things: vet wrap, animalintex, roll cotton, furazone, betadine, blood stop powder, scissors, pocket knife, thermometer (tie a string to the end in case it gets sucked into your horse's butt), stethoscope, hoof care ointment, and keep a bottle of penicillin in your refrigerator just in case.  Also keep needles and syringes on hand....and de-wormer, don't forget that.

For your field and your stalls, make sure your horses have free access to a salt block.  You can add a mineral block if you want, but please make sure they have salt.

You may find that your horses could use some electrolytes in their water to promote plenty of water drinking.  And don't forget the grain if you're riding them a lot.

Hope this helps!  Have fun with the horses!

Answer 3

research it on google. TOo much to tell u. LONG LIST

Answer 4

An experienced mentor to teach you how to do it right.

That's the most important thing, really.  Top of the list.

ADDED...there's more to caring for a horse than knowing how to ride...so I'm guessing you're just making an excited shopping list (understandable, of course) and googlie about getting a horse (very understandable ;oP ) since Dad would already know what you need if he knows enough to take proper care on his own.  Not trying to be crappy...I answered initially from the perspective that your family had not had horses before.

Answer 5

riding lessons

Answer 6

ummm

-Saddle, Saddle Pad

-Feed, Hay

-Do you know how to take care of a horse? That might be helpful...

Answer 7

Use punctuation, sorry, i would be happy to help but i do not understand a word of that..