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Equine Management

Equine Management. AnS 216. Basic requirements of a horse. Food Water Shelter Health care Hoof care Exercise. Nutrition. Requirements may change Temperature (season) Type of use / activity Age Feeding Plan Roughage source Concentrate feed Trace mineral salt block. Water.

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Equine Management

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  1. Equine Management AnS 216

  2. Basic requirements of a horse • Food • Water • Shelter • Health care • Hoof care • Exercise

  3. Nutrition • Requirements may change • Temperature (season) • Type of use / activity • Age • Feeding Plan • Roughage source • Concentrate feed • Trace mineral salt block

  4. Water • Available all the time • Average consumption 10-12 gallons / day • Majority of drinking done at feeding time • Snow does not substitute for water • Clean water troughs / buckets • Warm water in winter

  5. Horses housed outdoors • Adequate space • Outdoor facilities should have good drainage • Waste management • Water troughs • Safety of horses

  6. Fencing • Considerations • Sturdy & durable • Safety • Height requirement • Maintenance • Cost • Types • Wire • Wooden board • Post & rail • Electric fencing • High Tensile wire • PVC

  7. Shelter • Protection from environment • Cold, rain wind, sun • Wind break • Open front shed • 100 sq ft / horse • Location important • Open side face away from prevailing wind • Width vs. depth

  8. Stall housing • Ventilation • Adequate lighting • Safety • Watering device • Feeding area

  9. Stall housing

  10. Stall housing • Size requirements

  11. Bedding • Protects feet & legs • Absorb moisture from waste • Requirements • Dust free • Absorbent • Readily available • Easy to dispose of • Affordable

  12. Bedding • Straw • High comfort • Little dust • Highly combustible • High labor • Large volume of waste • Wood shavings • More easily disposed • Less labor • More dust • More expensive • Careful of black walnut

  13. Waste Management • 37 lbs feces / day • 2.4 gallons urine / day • 51 lbs waste / day • 70 lbs waste / day (including soiled bedding) • 12-13 tons of waste / year for 1 horse!

  14. Waste Management • Manure storage • Spread manure • Compost • Manure disposal

  15. Health Care • Know what is normal for your horse • Regular vaccinations • Geographical location • Type of use / activity • Age • Regular deworming • Rotational program • Awareness of parasite life cycles • Annual dental exam

  16. Health Care • First aid kit • Know your veterinarian’s phone number • Quarantine stall • New horses • Sick horses

  17. Hoof care • Trim every 6-8 weeks • Shoes • Work • Therapeutic • Know your farrier’s phone number

  18. Exercise • Pasture • Will obtain exercise himself • Stall • Requires exercise

  19. Costs of maintaining a horse • Initial costs • Horse • Equipment • Board / pasture rent • Feed • Bedding

  20. Costs of maintaining a horse • Veterinary care • Farrier • Vaccinations • Dewormer • Riding lessons / training • Estimated cost - $2458.50 (HIH 120-5)

  21. Costs of maintaining a horse • Other Costs?

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