the barn is about 15 minutes away where i ride. i am very busy so i cannot go 6 or 7 days a week. I want to bond with my horse so how much shud i ride there and how much shud i be there just to bond with him? thx!
I agree with RidesAHaffie.
When I had my horse, I usually got out 5 or 6 times a week. He was well cared for though, so it's not like I was abandoning him=P
As long as someone at the barn is feeding him/turning him out/bringing him in etc. You don't need to go out every day if you don't have the time.
That being said, it's not okay for you to just sit at home and watch TV, it's only when you're truly busy. When I out to the barn after school (only 15 minutes away), I'd be up til early morning doing homework. It's just a sacrifice we horse people need to make.
And the day that I took off was usually a homework day=P Not fun. Lol.
I'm fifteen years old, I go to school, I have lot of homework, friends AND a part time job so I can afford my horse.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Getting out to the barn everyday just isn't realistic for me either! So I totally understand where your coming from.
"Two times a day or you shouldn't even have a horse" pffft, that's crazy.
I go out to the barn at LEAST three times a week, but I aim for 4-5 when possible. But one of my friends also goes out and rides my horse once a week, so he gets the exersise when he needs it.
As long as you have people out at your barn to take care of your horse when you not there, he'll be fine if you come out about 4 times a week:)
I live about 1 hour away from my horse and i have to go home over the weekend and see her.
so usually i spend about 2 hours at the barn + 3 days a week. and i don't ride. i basically do some training with her. because we need to form that relationship to gain respect so we could start riding better. i think with my horse, our bond is bad. but we are getting better. its not about time. its what you do with your time when your with your horse.
Is it your own horse?
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com You should never have brought him! Horses are social animals and need to be cared for! If you want your horse to respect you and you want a bond you should be there 24/7 or its not fair.
- Natalie xox
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Hi, well as much as possible really depending on your scedule. My stables are 45 mins away and I go see my horses everyday, it means I have no social life but horses are a huge comitment and sacrifices have to be made. Hope this helps good luck!
If it's your horse you should be there twice a day to care for the horse if nothing else.
If it's your horse then ideally you should be down there twice a day.
I disagree with some of these answers as being unrealistic. I have to board my horse, and while I can see why someone in a self-care board absolutely ought to be at the barn twice daily (because it IS self -care under those circumstances) I pay the extra money for daily care. I pay more and as a result, someone is going to feed my horse in the morning and clean his paddock. And really, that's OK because I can't do it . There's a little thing called work which is how I get this thing called money to pay for having this pony in the first place. There is a balance, between work and play, after all.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Now, to answer the question ... I go to the barn approximately 4-5 times a week, depending on my schedule. I typically try and go 3 times during the weekdays (MWF) although sometimes if I'm doing something family- related or going out with friends on Fridays, I might only go on Mondays and Wednesdays and then I always go out to the barn on the weekends. Right now, due to my work schedule, I'm normally not at the barn on Tuesdays or Thursdays unless there is a specific need to be there (ie vet's coming for annual shots, or his trimmer will be there on those days). I feel that 4-5 times a week is reasonable for me. I used to go every day, and would stress out about it if I couldn't go, and freak out about how quickly my gas budget was going up. But honestly, he's at a good facility, he's outside 24/7 in a pipe paddock with a shelter. He's perfectly happy with the gelding next to him for socialization. And by not going out there twice during the week, I can save a little gas, which leaves me with some extra spending money for him (gas being rather expensive in Southern California.)
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It's really going to depend on your own schedule, honestly. I know of people who only see their horses once a week, because that's the schedule that they have because that's the kind of job that they work to be able to afford a horse. I don't think I could ever see my horse only once a week, but I think that people make things work for them and visit their horses when they can. If someone can visit daily, then hey, more power to them. But that doesn 't mean that people who do not visit their horses daily are bad owners. Everyone is different.
