Caring for the Horse

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Caring for the Horse
Section 2 Chapters 7-11 http//lorienstable.com
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Evaluating Bodies
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Cost Savings

• When comparing a human product or cheap product
  to a horse-specific product
  
• 
  
• What is the difference?
• Is it more or less flexible or flimsy?
• Will it hurt my horse?

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First Aid Supplies

• Often human stuff is the same but cheaper
  (antibiotic ointment)
• Sometimes equine stuff comes in larger containers
  for less (bulk) (mineral oil)
• Dewormerscheap stuff is the same as expensive
  stuff
• Illnesscheck vitals, call vetalmost always
  cheaper to all the vet when you dont KNOW what
  the problem is
• Self shots (EWT)
• West Nile shots (prescription)
  http//americasequinewarehouse.com/

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Buying vaccines in bulk--

• With our frequent storms and power outages, it's
  hard to safely store a large number of vaccines
  that haven't yet been used. If you're not going
  to be using vaccines reasonably soon, you may not
  be able to store them safely.

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Injections

• You can kill a horse by injecting into the artery
  or the bloodstream.
• Always pull back on the plunger
• before injecting IM.
• I recommend against doing IV injections yourself.

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Grooming
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Ergonomic
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Coil tie

• Keeps ties out of the way, not dragging on the
  ground, gives some elasticity without actual
  elastic

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Tie Safe
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Labeling tackin any group situation

• Putting your name or a distinctive mark on your
  equipment pre-empts confusion and arguments
• colored electrical tape,
• paint pen,
• nail polish

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Keeping horses barefoot

• Health benefits
• contracted heels,
• hoof expansion during locomotion
• Hoof boots
• protection while riding

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Emergencies, maintaining hoof between farrier
visits

• hoof knife
• rasp
• hoof stand
• nippers
• clincher
• light hammer (skimp)
• magnet (skimp)
• ichthammol
• epsom salts
• soaking boot

• Keratex, Hoof Freeze, alcohol, tincture of iodine
• Hoof conditioner, Tuff stuff, PVC cement with
  Styrofoam peanuts (shiny too)

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Tying

• Fix above wither
• Not long enough to step on or over
• to twine if horse might break
• panic snap
• safety knot
• turnout halter

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Tying

• Turnout Halters Panic
  Snaps

http//www.horse.com/products/sku-SDN03.html
http//www.coastalpet.com/products/22150.htm
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Feeding

• HAY HAY HAY
• Feed less of a higher quality feed
• less cost overall
• mineral supplements, mineral blocks (horses don't
  self-regulate anything but salt)
• Nutritionist
• http//www.vineyardnutrition.net

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Feeding

• small mesh hay net to slow down eating
• brick in feed tub to slow down eating
• likits
• fruit/veg on twine
• Amazing Graze
  Grazing Muzzle

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Forages

• Hays Straw
• Pellets
• Cubes
• Chaff
• Beet Pulp

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Special Diets

• Insulin Resistant/Cushings
• Laminitics
• Allergies
• Foals/Mares in Foal
• Stallions
• High Performance

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Digestive problems, Ulcers

• Aloe Juice
• Gastrogard/U-gard/ Ulcergard/Tractgard
• Probiotics (yoghurt)

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Supplements

• biotin zinc, methionine also
• MSM
• glucosamine
• Hyalun
• calming supplements
• coat enhancers
• oils

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More Supplements

• Quitt (also metal surface covers inside stalls)
• Feed Thru Fly Control
• Rumors, Scandal (West Nile, Quest, Strangles,
  Equitrol)

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Some Medical Conditions

• EPM
• EPSM
• HYPP (QH, Impressive lines)
• narcolepsy
• DSLD (Pasos)
• Kissing Spine
• Navicular Disease
• Any neurological symptoms are an immediate
  concern and danger to the handler.

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Florida

• Livestock Markers
• ID Photos
• Freeze Brands
• Microchips
• Trailer locks
• Guard dogs/livestock dogs, ostriches/emus,
  donkeys, geese
• Motion detectors
• FL brand laws

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More Florida

• bugsflymasks, flysheets, leg guards, leg/neck
  flybands, spot-on (Cashel Quiet Ride), SWAT
• Shelter
• Fans
• Misters
• Auto-Waterers (cool/fresh, hard to track
  consumption)

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Commonly Used Areas

• Don't skimp on anything in turnout area, stalls,
  grooming areas (eg feed buckets or water tubs).

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Turnout Areas

• Use the right fencing for safety.
• When coping with a non-ideal fencing situation,
  options
• Electric Fencing
• Step-in posts
• T-post caps

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Turnout Areas

• always, always, always latch gates
• (auto-latch gate fasteners)
• turnout entanglementshaywire
• Poisonous Plants

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Pasture Management

• soil testing
• pasture rotation
• sacrifice paddock
• drags
• pick manure
• mow
• spray for weeds
• hand pick weeds
• dig up persistent weeds (cherry trees)
• http//edis.ifas.ufl.edu/

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Barns Shelters

• Dont skimp on foundations or support for
  structures.
• drainage
• pole barns
• cinder block
• hurricane clips

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Barns Shelters

• Barn Door walkthroughs for horses
• PVC piping is easy and cheap to do yourself
• Rough cut wood may be cheaper direct from the
  mill
• Old telephone poles make good supports
• Fencing Structures nails/screws from inside out

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Barns Shelters

• Small diameter metal poles may be used to make
  professional looking stall fronts/dividers

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Barns Shelters

• Rubber mats may be obtained from quarries other
  heavy industry
• (be careful of slippery surfaces)
• Tin roofing cheap, but noisy and concentrates
  heat, also may not be as sturdy (nightmares
  during hurricanes)