What is the basic routine of taking care of a horse?

Question

I mean, like, what do you do first, then second, third, and so on.

Taking care of it, I mean the whole stable, but only one horse. I'm sorry, it's confusing.

Like, let's say you get up, go to the barn, then what do you have to do first. Second, so on, so on.

I was just wondering, and curious of how to take care of a horse, really.

Thanks, and sorry, again, that my question is confusing.

Answer 1

Well, I have 4, but I'll just speak like I have 1, if that helps?

First, I go and say hello to my horse. (This is at about 5:30 AM or 6 AM). Then, I feed him breakfast. If it's nice out, I wait until he's done eating and put him outside. Then, when he's outside, I muck out his stall. Usually, after that, I go have breakfast myself and go to school. If it's the summer though (like now), I usually give him about half an hour outside and then we'll go for a hack or we'll do some work in the arena for a bit if it's not too hot out, that way he doesn't have to work during the hottest part of the day (like now). After we ride a bit, he goes back outside. Then, at bout 1:30, the horses come back inside and they get lunch at about 2. Then they can usually go back out. (If I'm at school, this all gets done for me). We usually work with them during this time, so if any ground work needs to be done, this is when we do it. In the winter, the horses get brought back in at about 6.. They get fed dinner, and at 10 it's lights out for the horses.

If it's the summer, they don't board, they live on our property, so it's pretty much the same thing, except we don't have a barn (we only have a paddock with trees and a shelter), so to feed them, we individually put their feeds in feed buckets in the arena. We also have a shed with small crossties and a small tackroom, but it's not big enough to have stalls.

Hope this helped... if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me :)

Answer 2

I go into the barn

remove his fly coat and mask(depending on the day)

put him in his paddock

clean his stall

fill his water buckets

get his halter and lead from the trunck

put it on him

walk him out to be saddled

brush him all the way

put the saddle on

ride him

unsaddle him

hose him off(depending no weather)

walk him back to barn

put him in pasture

get all his fly spray and vaseline

apply fly spray on him and vaseline on his chestnuts and underbelly

put his hoof conditioner on

put on his fly mask and coat

go to his trailer and get his grain

give it to him

then i say goodnight to him :)

Answer 3

Go to the barn. Get the halter and lead line. Catch the horse. Bring him in the barn. Groom him. Saddle up. Ride. Go to the barn. Untack. Groom. Let the horse eat grass outside the barn as I take care of things around the barn (he won't run away if I let him eat loose). Put him back in the pasture. Feed/water him. Clean the walk-in/out stall. Go back home. And repeat the process 4 hours later ;-)

Answer 4

I go up to the stables in the morning to let my horse out for the day.

Then I go up again after work in the evening, muck out the stable, catch my horse from the field, give him a groom and a brush, pick out his feet, tack up and ride him (usually schooling work in the arena)...thennnn I untack him, maybe sponge him down and bath him if we did a lot of hard work, put him in the stable, get his feed ready and his haynet for the night, give him those and then put him a bucket of water in too. Not forgetting giving him a hug and saying bye to him!

Caring for a horse is hard work!! : )

Answer 5

not confusing. this is basically what you do...

feed horses.

if he goes outside during daylight them out.

muck out stalls.

clean out water trough in field. horses dont care as long as they trust you. clean with only a stiff brush and water.

wait an hour.

if riding, groom, tack up, etc. ride for an hour.

bathe/sponge horse after riding.

you can let him back out.

clean stables, tack, groom kit and sweep barn.

have lunch. drink water.

do any taxes, repairs, or anything in barn for your horse.  

refill trough. again.

when horses are ready to come back in, if this is their feeding time, place feed in stalls first.

do a nightly check up of horse. groom, run hands over legs, check eyes, ears, nostrils, any other parts, espescially hooves!

give horse a goodbye kiss and carrot or apple.

go home.

say good night to fat bunny.

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Answer 6

first i clean my horses stall then tie her up. then brush her. then saddle her. the work her. then put back in stall and unsaddle her. then brush her again. and pick out her feet.  by that time it is about feeding time so i feed her. i also feed her in the morning. but there is more to having a horse. horses are a big responsibility they take a lot of work u need to know what u r doing if u r taking care of one. horses r not cheap at all!!!!

Answer 7

Well, you have to clean the horses stall, and either give him hay, grain (or a commercially made mix) and fresh water or take him outside to graze.  Before you ride, you must groom him and pick out his feet, and afterwards, you must walk him around to cool him and then hose him off.  Once a year the vet must come out to give  him vaccinations, and every 4-6 weeks the farrier must come out to trim his feet.  It all depends on how involved you are, some people do more than others.