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INTERNATIONAL HORSE
CLUB
 ABOUT HORSES |
Every rider has to know the horse needs and how to keep the horse healthy.
Female horses are clled mare, the male horses are stallions, castrated horses are gledings and the baby horses are called foal.
The main horse colors are black, gray, Brown and Bay
The horses llive nearly 25-30 years, the oldest horse in the world lived for 62 years.
The pregnancy of the horses last 11 months.
The horses have white markings on their face and the legs.
The paces of the horse are walk, trot , canter and gallop.
HORSE CARE
Besides their daily care there are periodical medicines and vaccinations that we have to do in a year.Daily care is the grooming, feding and working the horse.
The periodical care is the horse shoe,flue vaccinations, dental care,and worming. The most important factor in horse riding sport is the health of the horse, and we have to be very careful in horse care because if we dont car efor our horse the performance of the horse will go down. Besides the horse tack should be always clean and in good condition.The worn tack will give harm to the horse.
FEEDING OF HORSES
The main dry food given to a horse are oats, barley, hay, corn or other ready dry food.
We shouldn't forget the importance of water and minerals. The horse should be given the amount he needs, and the food should be divided in 3-4 meals a day because the digestive system of the horses are very sensitive. The water buckets should be clean, the food should be fresh. Just after a hard training we dont feed or water the horse. The amount of food depends on the horse's training and the weight of the horse.
The daily health check should be done and we must call the vet if there is a prıblem.
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