Horse Tips

When you have a horse here are some tips to know.
·Never stand behind a horse with out letting it know!  You could get kicked!
·When tying up a horse use a slip not because it is easier to undo if there were to be a emergency.
·Never use a metal curry comb on a horse. It is only used for cleaning body brushes.
·If your horse is being good reward it with a carrot or apple.

Learning to Ride

When you are ready to ride these are the things to know.  First you should get familiar with these words, tack, rein, saddle, stirrup, mount, and dismount.
The saddle is what you sit on.  Place the saddle on the horse's back. Then mount up on to the horse.  To mount put your left foot in the stirup and swing your right leg over the saddle.  Now grab hold of the reins and sit up strait in the saddle.  You are now in the ridding  position.  To dismount swing your right leg over the saddle again.  To learn to ride you can go to a horse school.  One that I recommend is Happy Trails Riding school, Colorado.

Houses for Horses

Every horse needs a house!  There is a special name for the house, a stable.  In a stable your horse will have a stall .  Your horse will live there.  To make sure your horse is comfortable you will put straw on the bottom of the stall .  If it is not cleaned on a regular basis the  horse could get sick! To make sure that doesn't happen use a pitchfork to clean the stall.

Poisonous plants not for horses

Poisonous plants such as ragwort should be pulled up from pastures! Horses could get sick from it!

How to take care of a horse

The first thing to now about taking care of a horse is that they need lots of food, water , and care!  Most horses love apples, carets, and oats.  Make sure to give them just enough of all. After exercise make sure to give them lots of water!

Mythical Horses

Some people believe that long ago there were mythical horses such as the unicorn .            
The unicorn looks pretty much like a horse but with a horn on it's head. Most unicorns were white.The unicorn's horn was believed to have vary special powers such as to heal wounds.

Wild Horses

These wild horses roam free in states like New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.