| Well-Shod Food
The shoe should have been made to fit the foot, and not the other way around
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| New Shoes
The farrier will have placed suitably sized shoes in the forge, which heats the metal to a
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| Shoeing the Horse
Your horse will need to be reshod every four to six weeks, and your farrier will advise
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| Structure of the Foot
The foot can be divided into three areas - the toe, the quarters
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| Horse Needs Shoeng
A horse is a very big and heavy animal in com¬parison to the size of its feet and so a large part of the internal structure of the foot deals with absorbing
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| Stall is not the Horse's Natural Environment
Stall is not the horse's natural environment, although once they have adapted
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| Stables are Often Wooden
Stables are often wooden, which is adequate, but not fire resistant
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| Corrugated Plastic or Iron Can be Used
There should be air vents in the roof, which needs to be constructed with
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| Various Different Types of Bedding
Straw is one of the most widely used and one of the most inexpensive
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| Paper Bedding
Paper bedding comes like shavings in plastic bale-bags
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| Stall Should be Always Thoroughly Cleaned
The stall should be always thoroughly cleaned out every morning
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| Another System
Another system of mucking out is known as deep litter, which is especially
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| Keeping Stalls Tidy
Always remove water buckets from the stalls before mucking out
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| Horses are Sociable Creatures
Horses are sociable creatures and as such communicate with each other in
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| Hearing and Sense of Smell
When Lunging a domestic horse, it will often have the inside ear cocked toward
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| Sight
The Extent of a horse's sight, and how it perceives the world around it
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| Vocal Communication
Although Studies are currently ongoing as to the importance of the voice in
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| Clever Horse
A horse actually has a relatively large brain in comparison to its size
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| Horses Learn by Habit
Horses learn by habit. For example, a domestic horse following a set routine
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| Horses are Naturally Sociable Animals
They are naturally sociable animals and, when removed from the herd
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| Horses are Well Adapted to a Herd Lifestyle
The structure of the herd provides the horse with his basic security
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| Horses Spend Most of Their Day Grazing
Horses spend most of their day grazing, and are a classic example
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