The needs of a horse are not too different from any other animal or even people for that matter.  Basic needs are adequate food, fresh water and plenty of exercise.  Some people keep thier horses out on the open range and only bring them in when they need to round up the cattle or for the occasional ride.  The most challenging way to keep your horse is in a stall.  It requires constant attention.  Many prefer keeping their horse "stalled" as you can control his diet and exercise to perfection.  Here are a few things to know about keeping your horse well taken care of in a stall situation.

The first thing to consider is the size of the stall.  For most horses, a twelve-by-twelve stall is sufficient.  If your horse is very large then he will need more space.  There should be ample room to turn around easily have plenty of room to be groomed in if necessary.  The more ideal situation is to have a door that walks out in to a paddock so the horse can get out in the sunshine or even be able to look out.  This gives room for more exercise and cuts down on the boredom of being stalled up. 

Never stall your horse in a place where the walls are cement or concrete walls.

Food is the next thing to consider.  It is common to have automatic waters installed as they take up less room and always give out fresh water constantly.  The horse can't kick it over or get hay or food in it.  The only down-side to the automatice waterer is that you can't monitor how much water they are drinking.  Also, some horses don't like drinking from an automatic waterer.  If you do use a bucket, try to keep at least ten gallons of water in it at a time.

Always feed grain from a feed pan or from a bucket.  Throwing grain on the ground will cause your horse to eat sand or dirt and cause it to colic.  There are combination feed containers that have hay racks at the top and a bucket on the bottom for grain.  Hay racks keep the food out of the bedding where they can ingest dirt also.  Some prefer to throw hay on the ground as it is natural to the horse to eat from the ground. 

Make sure the barn has plenty of ventilation and keep the stall cleaned out of manure.  Bedding should absorb most all of the urine as horses can produce up to 40 lbs of manure and urnine in a day.  Wood shavings work very well for stall bedding and is usually plentiful.

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