Environment

Caring for your horse is not as simple as one thing, but rather split into five categories. Environment, feeding, grooming, hoof care, and veterinary care. We will cover the living environments of horses in this part of horse care, and then later cover the rest.

Horses and other equines are usually accustomed to living outdoors in pens with shelter from rain and other elements that would otherwise leave them exposed and susceptible to the dangers of changing weather and conditions. They must have access to fresh water and food, along with room to run and exercise in, or else they can develop habits and problems that make them uneasy and hard to handle. Because many horses have short hair or are clipped for show, they may need a blanket for when it is too cold, and shade for when it is too hot. It is important for a horse to have the room it needs to roam around and be a horse in - land to run and to play in. behaviors of the horse in their environments are usually better if kept near other horses because they are a herd animal and have the mentality of being in a herd much of the time.

An option is to keep a horse in a pasture, where they can roam around and graze as they wish. The amount of land needed for basic care and maintenance caries with the weather climates and such, where an animal will need more land for grazing in a dry climate than in a moist one. Usually two acres is a sufficient amount for one horse, so each additional horse should add two acres, thereby giving you the calculation H x 2 = Acres. They must also still have shelter from the sun and rain, along with wind, and a place to go in the cold. Fencing must be visible, and large enough so that the horse sees it, and cannot be harmed by it.

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