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Ensure you practice proper horse care
horse riding is a broad category of equestrianism; the type of horse riding you may be engaging in might be horse racing, polo, show jumping, dressage or just pleasure riding. One thing remains with all aspects of horse riding and that is you need to take proper care of the horse before, during and after riding. Improper horse care can have a negative effect on the horse’s health and demeanour. For example a persistently improperly fitted saddle will cause the horse to become fearful every time the saddle is brought out and refuse to be ridden.
Before any sort of riding your horse should have had adequate rest in a stable which they are comfortable in, which means plenty of hay, space and regularly cleaned stables. If the horse is kept in a paddock or field then the field should have plenty of grass or feed available as well as being good quality ground, flooded fields can trip the horse or cause them to get stuck and so should be moved to drier land if their field has become water logged.
If your horse is kept at stables then they should be allowed out to pasture for a good portion of each day for natural grazing and exercise. This is important as a stable kept horse can grow board being kept in a stable for prolonged periods of time, which can lead to it developing bad habits and behaviour problems.
Likewise grass kept horses require attention also mainly because they are at greater risk of infections or illness. One such affliction relates specifically to paler horses that in the summer months are susceptible to sun burn. Just like humans horses like this will need sun cream, although they do need an equine sun cream, not just human varieties.
Obviously when riding your horse you need to wear the appropriate safety equipment and horse tack that is used to control the horse’s movements. All this equipment may seem hard to get but there are plenty of horse equipment, clothing and tack available online such as horse grooming kits that make caring for your horse easy.
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