Most horses like music so leave a radio on. An isolated horse will retreat in a quiet stable.
Provide toys to stimulate the bored horse.
A play ball is simply a ball with a handle for the animal to explore and pick up with his teeth.
You can also purchase a ball that you can fill with hard feed, the idea is the horse can smell the food inside and has to find a way of getting it out.
He does this by nudging the ball with his nose and small amounts of food fall out.
A stable cat can also act as a companion and entertain the horse.
Your horse should have a view from his stable of movement and activity.
This can be people walking around, animals or movement like tractors or other machinery.
Hang a sweed up with bailing cord through the middle. It will amuse the horse and it will take him a long time to eat it.
Salt licks are available in different flavours.
They can be hung on a rope or left in the bucket on the floor.
Use barley straw for bedding, this will allow the horse to ‘graze’ when the hay net is empty.
Scatter pony nuts, carrots or apples in the bedding to encourage foraging.
Remember a stabled horse amuses itself by foraging.
A happy horse consists of social contact with other animals.
They enjoy communicating,grooming and smelling each other and building friendships.
The stabled horse needs exercise and time out in a paddock or field with his friends.
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