3 Money Saving Ideas For Horse Owners
In this article I would like to share with you some money saving ideas that will allow you to reduce the cost of horse ownership.
Just few weeks ago BBC, leading British news agency, has published an interesting article which has stated that most of the horse rescue centres in the country were working over capacity.
The article mentioned one specific care centre which on average year was receiving no more than fifty horses, but in 2012 in less than eight months it has already received over hundred and twenty animals.
The director of this specific care centre has stated that the number one reason why people bring their animals to rescue centres is simply, because they cannot afford owning a horse and in this article I would like to share with you three simple tips that will allow you to drive the costs of owning a horse down.
Take preventative measures.
When it comes to horse care you don't want to be reactive.
You always want to be ready for something.
I know that this probably sounds a little bit vague so let me explain.
You see a lot horse owners don't perform regular health checks, they don't hire experienced vets to inspect their horses who could easily pick up on health problems long before they become serious ones.
Because people don't take preventative measures, because people don't perform regular health checks of their horses, once the problem arises it is already too late to take simple measures and the amount of time and money that you are going to spend on treating a serious health problem will be huge.
The point I want to make here is that you've got to pay close attention to your horse.
You want to have a clear idea of his baseline behaviour so as soon as you see your horse acting unusual you would know immediately that something is not right.
Learn to do it yourself.
It will cost a lot of money for someone else to look after your horse.
Here's what I mean.
It can cost hundreds (thousands over a longer period of time) of dollars for someone else to give your horse various shots, pull and braid horse's manes, clip horse's sheath and etc.
You can easily learn how to do these things online.
Simply head over to YouTube or eHow and you will find hundreds of videos teaching you how to take care of your horse.
Don't give your horse supplements he doesn't need.
If you want your horse to be healthy and strong then you are going to have to supplement your horse's diet with high quality horse supplements.
The thing is that you don't want to over do it.
Way too many horse owners who ride simply for recreational reasons give their horse's supplements that are designed specifically for performance horses.
You don't need to do this.
Just few weeks ago BBC, leading British news agency, has published an interesting article which has stated that most of the horse rescue centres in the country were working over capacity.
The article mentioned one specific care centre which on average year was receiving no more than fifty horses, but in 2012 in less than eight months it has already received over hundred and twenty animals.
The director of this specific care centre has stated that the number one reason why people bring their animals to rescue centres is simply, because they cannot afford owning a horse and in this article I would like to share with you three simple tips that will allow you to drive the costs of owning a horse down.
Take preventative measures.
When it comes to horse care you don't want to be reactive.
You always want to be ready for something.
I know that this probably sounds a little bit vague so let me explain.
You see a lot horse owners don't perform regular health checks, they don't hire experienced vets to inspect their horses who could easily pick up on health problems long before they become serious ones.
Because people don't take preventative measures, because people don't perform regular health checks of their horses, once the problem arises it is already too late to take simple measures and the amount of time and money that you are going to spend on treating a serious health problem will be huge.
The point I want to make here is that you've got to pay close attention to your horse.
You want to have a clear idea of his baseline behaviour so as soon as you see your horse acting unusual you would know immediately that something is not right.
Learn to do it yourself.
It will cost a lot of money for someone else to look after your horse.
Here's what I mean.
It can cost hundreds (thousands over a longer period of time) of dollars for someone else to give your horse various shots, pull and braid horse's manes, clip horse's sheath and etc.
You can easily learn how to do these things online.
Simply head over to YouTube or eHow and you will find hundreds of videos teaching you how to take care of your horse.
Don't give your horse supplements he doesn't need.
If you want your horse to be healthy and strong then you are going to have to supplement your horse's diet with high quality horse supplements.
The thing is that you don't want to over do it.
Way too many horse owners who ride simply for recreational reasons give their horse's supplements that are designed specifically for performance horses.
You don't need to do this.
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