The horse is not a simple animal, she needs a special care, care and attention. The basic rules of care for this animal to you should learn if you decided to start it in the economy.
Instruction
1. Washing of a horse belongs to the same obligatory classes, as well as his feeding. Therefore at once prepare that the animal should be cleaned and washed regularly. To wash it? you will need to heat water in a basin or if nearby there is a small river, then to wash up a horse in heated-up river water. Only it is necessary to choose such place where there are no seaweed that the horse did not get confused in them, and the river bed has to be dense that the animal did not fail. Also it is possible to wash up a horse and from a hose if you rode her in dirty weather.
2. Washing with shampoo is very effective way of care for a horse. Besides it demands much less time and efforts, than cleaning. But nevertheless it should not be abused since too frequent use of detergent can break natural skin oiliness, cause the naggers and make a skin dim. Apply shampoo only if a horse very dirty, in the rest of the time of rather warm water. For a sink of a horse water with a temperature of 40 degrees is considered ideal.
3. Use only special zooshampoos or as a last resort soft children's shampoo. One soaping suffices, the second time is not necessary. It is necessary to wash and rinse an animal with warm water. In cold season, cold water is strictly forbidden since horses are subject to catarrhal diseases as well as people.
4. If on the street it is cool, then wash a horse the same as you do fast cleaning, i.e. at first before, throwing back a body cloth on a croup and hips, and then the back, moving a cape on shoulders and a neck. Try to do everything quickly, then wipe a horse and bandage his legs pieces of old body cloths. If you have a heated stall with a good laying, then it is possible to leave a horse in it, without applying grinding, having given enough hay and water.
5. If you covered a horse with a body cloth for drying, then remove it when animal hair a little more damp, then on his skin there are no strips.
6. Necessary things for a sink of a horse are automobile sponges, big towels, it is a lot of warm water, body cloth and bandage in cold weather, shampoo at strong pollution, a scraper squeegee and the hair dryer.
7. During washing you carry out by a scraper squeegee in the direction of growth of hair by long smooth movements. The palm edge will become also excellent replacement to a scraper.
8. Will help to save body cloths and the infrared heater will warm up a horse. Besides it quickly heats the room and is rather cheap. Only it is necessary to leave a little slightly opened a door or a window of the stall for inflow of fresh air.
9. The automobile sponge with pile will be ideal for washing of a horse. It is better to have two pieces at once: one - to soap an animal, and - to rinse another. Also several buckets with clear warm water will be required, and for soap water will be one capacity enough.