Stables in Stapleford Abbotts II

31st May 2015

Today I went back to help at the yard.

I mucked out the stable after being taught how to do so. I then groomed the horse and changed her water. Later on, I helped to put on her saddle and bridle for her to be ridden and throughout the day I gave (and was given) a lot of affection to/by the horse.

I also learnt about some of the medical consequences of weight gain in horses such as equine metabolic syndrome and laminitis and how these affect the horse's lifestyle.

Below is a picture of Melody (the horse I help with).

Stables in Stapleford Abbotts I

10 May 2015

I helped out with my friend's horse at the stables on this day.

I got to make up hay nets for her and soak some to get rid of the starch. I also got to make up breakfast and dinner bowls for her and had to put a mixture of grass pellets, fibres, mint and watched her owner put Regu-Mate hormone into the food. I scrubbed and refilled her water bucket.

I also groomed the horse and sprayed her with fly spray then helped lead her out to the fields before laying down her bedding in the stable.