When you bring your first horse home, you will need to understand some basic horse care essentials to ensure that your horse is always at its optimal performance and health. Your horse’s health needs take time, and you should have a daily, monthly and annual routine to take care of your horse. A visual check, at a very minimum once a day, and more is essential. You’ll want to check any signs of injury, illnesses and check the fences too and other structures in your stable for damage that could cause problems for the horse. After every 6-8 weeks, have your farrier in to trim the hooves and reset the horseshoes. Leaving the hooves to grow too long is hard on your horse’s legs, and unhealthy for your horse. There’s a no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to deworming and vaccination, but the general rule of thumb is deworming your horse six-week or nine-week schedule.
