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What does a horse need to live?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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It depends what your doing. If its heavy showing thn they may need minerals, if your just riding/working around home hay. and keep up with the farrier, if your just riding/working around home than shoes won't be needed but if your doing shows ask your local farrier what he thinks. But remember horsesdon't need top grade hay people only feed it to their horses because it looks good but my local vet said "horses are low grade grazing animals" It depends what your doing. If its heavy showing thn they may need minerals, if your just riding/working around home hay. and keep up with the farrier, if your just riding/working around home than shoes won't be needed but if your doing shows ask your local farrier what he thinks. But remember horsesdon't need top grade hay people only feed it to their horses because it looks good but my local vet said "horses are low grade grazing animals"

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At a bare minimum, a horse needs fresh water, good quality grass or hay, a companion (not necessarily a horse - a goat or a llama can also work) and enough room to run around in.

If your horse will be working (trail riding, showing, pulling loads, etc), your horse will also need grain supplemented into their diet to provide enough calories in the time they are able to eat.

Horses also need to be provided with adequate shelter from the weather - a lean-to in windy and rainy weather is typically sufficient.

In terms of veterinary care, horses need annual physical exams and annual vaccination for EEE, WEE, VEE, WNV, rabies and a 5-way vaccination for upper respiratory disease.

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Hey Horses Need Food And Water The Most As With Any Animal. It basic but very important. Then Comes Correct care e.g farrier ect. Horses do not need to be ridden, that is the mistake everybody makes. Hope This Helped.

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-feeding and general nutrition needs: their food includes clean hay, water, grain supplements, and whatever else would need to be included in their diet. (and sometimes treats) feed at least twice a day. salt blocks can be appetizing too.

-lots of exercise: don't keep a horse locked up in its stall on a sunny day, let it roam out in the pasture and get some sun and fresh air

-grooming: brush its coat, pick out their feet and mane

-most importantly: LOTS of love :)

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A horse needs plenty of food and water to survive. They also need some type of shelter. In the wild this would be an outcrop of trees or rocks. Domestic horses typically have a stall or run-in shed. Domestic horses also need farrier and veterinarian care to stay healthy.

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They breathe like any other living animal or person. They eat like any other living animal or person. They drink like any other living animal or person.

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16y ago

a horse should be fed at least once a day max twice expecially in winter because there is less food in fields

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Horses need much space, water, fresh grass, & oxegin

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everyday they would probably need food water and excersise those r the main things and vet checks too but not daily

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14y ago

um , Rest , WATER , food , Grooming, and sometimes they need extra things , but see your vet if you're unsure . Oh , and of course they need Love . :)

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