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Horse care involves every aspect of the horse: diseases (tetanus), conditions(girth galls) and general horse care like coat and hoof care. Don’t forget to give your horse vaccinations. Be aware of diseases that are found in horses like sleeping sickness (equine encephalomyelitis), distemper and rabies. Some of these diseases can be taken care of by immunization and some conditions can be taken care of with antifungal medicine and antibiotics. Horse care may include dealing with cribbing and the psychopharmaceuticals that can be used.Horse care may involve poisons farm equipment and buildings like poisonous liquids such as antifreeze and poisonous plants. Don’t forget the horse health care of parasite prevention and cure There are horse care products for skin and coat. Many of these categories involve your veterinarian. Some are found on the web. Horse care can also include taking care of the horse's hair and skin. Shearing and clipping the horse, if needed, should be paid attention to.

One aspect of horse health care is related to horse hoof care. Hoof care involves diseases, conditions, first aid and prevention. It is important to check the foot, pick out the hooves, looking for dried mud, manure, gravel and anything that may get caught in the hoof. You should be aware of canker and thrush in the hoof. You can tell these by the odor and general rot of the of the frog. This is caused by continual exposure to wet pastureland. When you take care of horses, you will be aware of other conditions such as abscesses, clinches, corns and bruised areas on the sole. Horse care involves overeating which causes laminitis, a painful inflammation of the foot. And, navicular disease is the degeneration of the navicular bone and tendon of the foot. It is important to keep the hooves trimmed, to check shoes that they aren’t loose, and check that the clinches aren’t loose. These are but a few of the possible hoof issues of health, many of which can be caught by inspection of the hooves and by taking on smart preventative care like keeping horses in dry clean areas, and making sure he gets exercise. It includes taking a hoof pick on long trail rides to make sure you can remove items from the horses hooves if necessary. You may want to invest in Bell Boots. They help keep the horse from injuring its hooves. Making sure your horse is cleaned and combed when you finish walking him is a must. Shampooing is also something that should be done for the horse and there are many horse care products from which you can choose. Although you will do this for horse shows, you will also want to do this on a regular basis for good horse care. Wearing turn-out boots or bell boots can save your horse's ankle and feet. Everyone should have some first aid in their horse tack box.

In winter your horse's care involves particular care for that type of weather. Make sure your horse gets plenty of exercise. In the summer it's quite obvious a horse needs plenty of water. What is easy to underestimate is the need for water in the winter, so make sure he gets plenty of water in the winter. It is a time when dehydration can set in partly due to not thinking about the needs of water in the winter. You will need warm water in the winter. Horse tanks freeze over and barns are often unheated. Horses drink a lot more than one might think, so it is necessary to check often that there is enough water available. When you pasture a horse in winter, note that the only water they have access to may be frozen over, so make sure they have a heated tank available. Most barns aren’t heated, so make sure the pipes are ok and that warm water is available when the horses are stabled. Heaters for the water may well be necessary. As for things to think of when you take care of a horse in winter, make sure there is enough hay. This is how animals stay warmer in the winter, especially since most barns are not heated. This goes along with using a horse blanket. However, don’t overfeed your horse. Hay is not just for feeding, but one way they keep warm is to have extra hay in their stalls.

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