Preparing to own your own horse

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It is always an event when you are about to get a new pet, and it is certainly something that any of us find exciting. But sometimes you are going to be particularly excited, and one example is when you are getting a pet which is a little less common than the normal choice of dog or cat. One example of this is when you get your own home, something that - while not entirely unheard of - is not something that many people will do in their lives. That being said, horses have long had a relationship with humans that is quite unlike any other kind of animal relationship, and this is something that you might want to take advantage of by getting your own horse. If you do, there are a number of things you will need to be prepared for, including the following.

Stock up on supplies

The first thing you will need to do before your horse arrives is to stock up on some supplies which you are going to need in order to look after them. There are quite a lot of supplies that go into looking after and caring for a horse, so it’s something that you will want to think about in order to make sure that you find the right things and don’t miss anything out in the process. Some of the horse supplies that you are going to need to get are obvious, such as food and so on. But you will also need to think about researching the other, less obvious things: stable halter, lead, and everything else that might prove necessary. The more you understand what you need, the more likely it is you will stock up properly before your horse arrives, thus making it considerably easier to look after them well.

Find a trailer

If you are going to keep your horse in a stable away from the home, as in the vast majority of cases, then you will need to find a way to transport them back and forth. The way that most people do this is by getting a horse trailer, which is the go-to method for being able to cart your horse from the stable and back again. You need to make sure that you find a horse box which is of the right size, and which you are comfortable to drive. This is one of the biggest purchases, so be sure to spend some time looking into finding the right one for your purposes. You don’t want to get this wrong.

Setting up stable

When it comes to actually getting the horse stable ready, you are going to need to make sure that you remember everything you will possibly need. There is so much that a horse needs in its stable in order to be comfortable, happy and well looked after, and missing out on anything can cause distress or even unhappiness and illness. Be sure to get all this sorted long before your horse arrives, so that you can be sure you have time to give it all a once-over first.