Hi Christena. By the time you have untracked, hosed him down & dried him off, turned him out to relax he will be 10 minutes into you gap between work & food/water. You can give food about 30 minutes after brisk exercise ( causing profuse sweating ) but up chilled water ( not straight from the tap ) within 10 minutes. Before you go for your workout fill a bucket with water & leave in the sun. When you come back from your ride the water will be warm & will not chill his stomach. My 5 love their warm feed too - comforting, like Mum's milk! Hope this is helpful. Keep posting. Cheers, Jo.

Thanks, That does help. My current time is about 45 min after workout before he gets feed. and about 30 min before he gets water. I live in a hot area and our water is always on the slight worm sided. I was always afraid I may have been feeding him to soon. As for his water. I also put a some gatorade in it. What is your opinion on that.

Hi Christena,
On the topic of gatorade... I use a Himalayan salt brick. Then the horses can self regulate what they need and it's WAY better nutritionally than gatorade :)
But if it helps him to drink when you are out on an endurance ride, go for it. I know from experience that some horses can be really fussy about their water and wont drink water that doesn't taste/smell the same as "their's" from home, needing creative encouragement to drink ;)

Hi everyone , not sure if I'm in the right section , but I have a question about aquatic plants that grow in dams .. What water plants are toxic to horses ? Is there a website that identifies dangerous aquatic plants here in NSW Australia ?
Cheers Nik

My horses are free choice on salt licks (blocks) there are several licks in their field. My boy only gets gatorade after a workout to encourage him to drink.

Hi Christena, I agree with Jo, we used to have to put a sweat rug on when I was young and we'd been running them along the beach, walk them round for 30-40 mins to cool them down, then we'd feed and water them.

Good luck with your boy :D

Yeah I was always told to walk a horse on a loose rein until it's breathing was pretty much back to normal, then get off loosen the girth right off (I usually undo 1 strap completely) and lead it for a few minutes, before untacking and putting away, with a sweat rug. I was also taught to rub the saddle area & legs (if boots were used) to help the blood supply, don't know if this is right but I still do it old habits and all.

5 years old Arabian Gelding. Have purchased 12 days ago. He is pinning ears while feeding with Grain. Waiving head high and making wild eyes. Owner of the farm feels very uncomfortable to get in the staal with him.
I was trying to send him away from the bucket but he is becoming agressive.
After he eats he is fine.
Any suggestions to fix the problem like that.
I have found that he did it with the previous owner for the last 5 years

Hi. This Arab gelding has had problems with food in the past. I suggest putting the feed in & then letting him into the stall. This removes the human from the feeding process. Alternatively, feed in a different place, again having the feed ready before introducing the horse. You will not get any cooperation from this horse while you have a bucket of feed in your hand or nearby so stop approaching him with food. This will only serve to cement the unwanted behaviour. At 5 he is still a baby & with better management you will get a partner & then have many years of enjoyment together. Clearly, the previous owner has made the mistake of walking into the horses space with food but when the young colt showed enthusiasm they have withheld the food "until he settled down". Every meal time this behaviour has been repeated. It will take a lot of patience & understanding from everyone who handles this horse - it's not his fault! Cheers, Jo.

Hi there,
About the Arab:
I teach all the horses at my barn to back away with a cue (shaking my index finger, saying "back up" while looking them in the eye)and wait for them to back away from their food bowl before I dump the feed in each time.(I found that this actually teaches more personal respect even when they aren't in a stall as well so I suggest that everyone try it)
When starting just give the backup cue, and wait until they move away from their bowl, (sometimes it can take longer than 15 minutes, that happened once with a really big rude horse) then dump the food. Just ignore any rude behavior like striking the stall wall, butting their head at you, and keep giving the cue until they turn or back far enough away that you can safely dump the food. If you start to dump it and they rush back, just step back and begin cueing to back away again until they do. Make sure that you're out of their reach so they can't yank the bucket or knock it out of your hands though. After a few days they figure it out and turn their head away without even being asked. Hope this helps everyone out, it certainly has improved my work days at the barn :) -Lily