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The Majesty of the Asian Steppes – Mongolian Horses
By Dog Lover | August 31, 2009
In today’s society about 20% of families in the United States own more than one horse.
Thousands of other families living in urban or suburban communities with small acres of land and some with no land at all would like to own a horse or two. Many of these families have very little to no knowledge in owning horses in the suburbs or urban horse keeping.
Milk and History
Mongolia is the only place in the world where wild horses exist (the “wild” horses in the US are actually feral). On the Mongolian steppes, tribes of nomads still domesticate wild horses, where they milk them and occasionally slaughter them for meat.
The mares’ milk is used to make a fermented drink similar to yogurt. Milking a wild mare is no easy task; the milker needs to use a foal to start the flow of milk, but then immediately pull the foal away to collect the milk. But the milker must keep the foal close — if the mare doesn’t feel the foal touching her flank, she’ll resist the milking process.
If you keep you horse at home with suitable basic arrangements, then your monthly expenses will likely be lower than they would if you boarded your horse at a full service barn. The cost in time and effort on the other hand will be higher, due to all the chores that come with keeping a horse at home. If you have a schedule that permits you some time & you plan well then this arrangement can be very enjoyable.
Przewalski’s Horse
Similar to the Mongolian breed is another breed called Przewalski’s Horse, the closest living wild relative of the domestic horse. In 1945, breeders brought this critically endangered horse back from the brink — believed to be extinct at the time, breeders found 31 horses and began mating them. Today, there are about 1500 of these animals in the wild.
You must also have the proper facility or accommodations for your horse if you have a small piece of land. You’re going to need a proper horse barn or shed, proper turnout area or run, also how are you gonna keep your horse or horses exercised?
There are many other things to consider, such as how many horses does your community permit per acre? How are your neighbors going to react to you having a horse or horses? Are they going to be comfortable with it and the possible smell of urine & horse poop, depending on how close or far you are from their property? Another thing to think about is what are you going to do with the muck after you clean the stall or paddock? Do you have the room to compost it or are you going to need a company or someone to pick it up? Where are you going to store hay and feed? Where will you store your horse trailer if you decide you want show with your horse or do some trail riding? Lastly consider what will be the cost to keep your horse at home, for feeding and maintenance etc…?
If owning a horse in the suburbs you may want to consider boarding your horse at a local horse boarding facility so you need to consider how much that will cost you as well
Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez Higueras
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