Horse and Pony Keeping By the Day, Week, Month and Year
Every Day
- Provide fresh clean water.
- Provide adequate fodder and concentrates.
- Provide adequate shelter and blanketing according to the weather.
- Do a visual check for scrapes, cuts, bruises and puncture wounds.
- Do a visual check for signs of illness such as runny eyes or noses, or sounds of coughing or wheezing.
- Clean hooves and check for bruising or cracks, or loose shoes.
- Muck out the stall if your horse is stabled.
Every Week
- Check the amount of concentrate, fodder and bedding on hand.
- If horses are kept in a small acreage, clean manure from paddocks (could also be done daily).
- Check fences for broken rails, loose wire, protruding nails etc.…that could cause injury.
- Scrub out water trough and feed buckets.
Every Month
- If you board your horse at a stable make sure your board bill is paid on time.
Every Six to Eight Weeks
- Have your farrier in to trim hooves or re-set horseshoes.
Every Two to Three Months
- Administer de-worming medication.
Once a Year
- Have teeth checked and floated by an equine dentist or veterinarian.
- Have immunizations administered by veterinarian.
