Horse Classification Essay

God put many creatures on this earth one including horses. I actually have a horse, well actually he’s my grandpa’s but I ride him, also his name is Navajo. He’s a pinto-quarter horse. He’s not all the way broke in, meaning you can ride him, but he still bucks and kicks. He’s very gentle with children. All in all I really enjoy horses especially caring for them, I like tacking up and going for a ride, horses are really fun to feed, and to design their stalls.

As I said, I love to tack up and go for a ride. One piece of equipment that we all use if you ride horses is a bridle. In a bridle is a piece of metal called a bit, that's what you put in the horse's mouth. Personally, I don’t like bits so I use a hackamore. A hackamore is a band that goes around the horse’s mouth not in! Another piece of tack is a saddle. It is the seat part you put on the horse. There are two types of saddles, western and English. There is a piece of equipment that goes under the saddle to prevent saddle burns, and that is the saddle pad! Saddle pads, of course, come in many different shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.

One of the most important things about caring for horses is feeding them.

There are many different types of food to feed horses. One of them being is grains. Grains are like oats and little pellets of nutrients. Hay is another good option to feed your horses. Hay is straw-like food that mimics the feeling of grass a little bit. On that note grass is another food you can feed pretty much any animal. Treats are one of the most loved snacks by all animals. One treat is a salt lick it’s a block of salt that a horse or donkey anything can lick to get nutrients. The last type of food i'm going to mention is alfalfa it comes in hay version and pellets for horses to eat. Alfalfa is for horses with sensitive

stomachs.
Last of all, designing horses living situations is one of the most fun things about owning a horse to me. One very simple living situation you can use for your horse is outside. An outside living area consists of pens for all your horses, and a roof over their heads, for example an open garage could be a nice roof. Another outside choice is a pasture for your horses to roam in. One very secure way to keep your horse is investing in a barn. A barn is a building that you can keep any animal in. At night it keeps your horses warm, and during the day you can open up the doors and cool them down. In a barn, there are little pens for your horses known as stalls. This next one is not really a living situation, but riders spend a lot of their time in the arena. An arena is a place where you can take your horse and practice your moves.
In conclusion, caring for horses is one of the more fun things to do, to me. Riding, feeding, and giving the horses shelter are the best things about owning a horse. If you can't afford a horse, then the next best thing I guess is a car. My car's name is nova. I think everyone should have a horse because the way you create a friendship with your furry friend.