Know What is Healthy
Know your options for care and feed
Know what is edible forage for a horse, not weeds or leaves !
Know your Equine Vet
Know your Farrier
Know local hay dealers, feed stores
Ask for help if you are a new horse owner or simply need to know.
Lots of ways to do things out there.
Be careful on too much dewormer, too much grain. Weigh yoru grain and follow a dewormig regimen from yoru vet!!
No one is expected to know everything.
Search the web, read a book, lots of information is out there. but be careful.
Don't second guess, many free services are out there to help
- Local feed store
- Extension office
- Equine Veternarians
- NC Horse Council
- Chatham County ACI call us!
Know your options for care and feed
Know what is edible forage for a horse, not weeds or leaves !
Know your Equine Vet
Know your Farrier
Know local hay dealers, feed stores
Ask for help if you are a new horse owner or simply need to know.
Lots of ways to do things out there.
Be careful on too much dewormer, too much grain. Weigh yoru grain and follow a dewormig regimen from yoru vet!!
No one is expected to know everything.
Search the web, read a book, lots of information is out there. but be careful.
Don't second guess, many free services are out there to help
- Local feed store
- Extension office
- Equine Veternarians
- NC Horse Council
- Chatham County ACI call us!
Facts vs Fiction
Not all Hay is for horses!
Hay with mold and dust is not for horses and can make them deathly ill.
Not all grains are the same
Access 24hours a day to clean and fresh water is a necessity
Hooves do not wear down
Weeds are NOT edible forage for horses or a substitue for grass or hay
Know if you have a mini or a horse or a draft or a mule, not all size lots or holding pens are adaquate size to retain them
Know a stallion, a mare and a gelding may act differntly under different situations
Not all Hay is for horses!
Hay with mold and dust is not for horses and can make them deathly ill.
Not all grains are the same
Access 24hours a day to clean and fresh water is a necessity
Hooves do not wear down
Weeds are NOT edible forage for horses or a substitue for grass or hay
Know if you have a mini or a horse or a draft or a mule, not all size lots or holding pens are adaquate size to retain them
Know a stallion, a mare and a gelding may act differntly under different situations
About the Equines
Shelters
This site recommends a 3 sided shelter large enough to allow equine(s) to stand comfortably on all 4 legs and at their normal hieght. At minimum horses should have access to this type of shelter.
In addition the shelter must be made sound with no movable objects or protrusions.
These shelters must have adaquate drainage, clean and free of debris or parasitic infestation.
Extreme weather, wet, cold, ice, snow, sun, heat can be deadly to an equine if left without proper protection, even for healthy horses
Know your counties ordinances, and know your alternatives
This site recommends a 3 sided shelter large enough to allow equine(s) to stand comfortably on all 4 legs and at their normal hieght. At minimum horses should have access to this type of shelter.
In addition the shelter must be made sound with no movable objects or protrusions.
These shelters must have adaquate drainage, clean and free of debris or parasitic infestation.
Extreme weather, wet, cold, ice, snow, sun, heat can be deadly to an equine if left without proper protection, even for healthy horses
Know your counties ordinances, and know your alternatives
Free Gelding Services Available in NC
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