Daily Items:
1. clean and rake all paddock areas (dirt area) and dispose of manure. Check fences and area for dangerous objects or disrepair.
2. Pasture and grass area clean once a week (large pastures), smal pasture or turn out every day. Know what your poisonous weeds look like and get rid of them.
3. All water buckets scrubbed with toilet brush and refilled once a day (if horses are stalled at night). If for any reason they are stalled during the day they should be cleaned and filled 3 times a day and stalls cleaned 3 times a day.
Also check for anything that is sharp or broken and fix it. Electronic waterers cleaned and scrubbed once a day.
Large water tanks cleaned and scrubbed free of algae at least once a week.
4. Stalls, (Shavings sifted and cleaned also and pdz), tack roomand feed room swept once a day. All food bins should be clean, closed up and moisture free.
5. Feed horses on a regular schedule. If not set to graze everyday, then fed 5 times a day with hay....grain as needed not as a matter of course. I use a marker board to check off every feeding. Feed changes with how they look, not any book.
6. Tack cleaned after each use...a quick wipe down is sufficient. Polish tack including boots as necessary according to use and climate. I do my saddles once a week.
7. Every horse whether ridden or not should be given a once over once a day to check for injuries etc...that means checking feet too. If they need fly spray or whatever...do it.
8. All blankets, sheets, pads if used on a regular basis washed once a week. Dressage/jump or cotton pads cleaned after every use.
9. Groom your horse before and hose down after every ride. Check feet.
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Farm / Barn Maintenance
Muck run-in area Morning and Evening Morning
Muck around run-in area Daily
Muck stalls Daily. (If horse in stall during day, muck 3-5 times daily)
Muck stallion pasture Twice Weekly (Do Not Drag stallion pasture)
Strip stall of ALL bedding and sanitize-when at Show As Needed
Spread manure in fields non-grass area Daily
Wash down the manure spreader After each spread
Fields manure
Drag fields Twice Weekly
Check waterers Stalls with horse (for water level/quality) Daily
Clean metal water bowls with white vinegar As needed
Check waterers (for water level / quality) Daily
Clean waterers in , run-in, hazard fields (scrub with bleach) Weekly
Wash / Dry towels As needed
Wash truck Weekly
Clean Trailers Before/After ea trip
Weedwack weeds along Bridle Path As needed - mthly
Cut grass in Bridle Path around farm Tues
Cut grass fields/pastures Tues
Cut grass around house Tues
Weedwack around dressage poles Tues
Weedwack around hazard poles Tues
Weedwack around trees As needed
Edge along roadways Tues - bi-wkly
Weedwack weeds along fence lines Tues - bi-wkly
Spray weeds along fence lines bi-mthly
Pocket Gopher/groundhogs as needed
Dispose of trash
Maintain Lounge / Apartment Area
Sweep / vacumn As needed
Wash bathroom linen As needed
Organize stuff so it is not all over the place As needed
Clean refrigerator As needed
Clean / defrost tack room refrigerator bi-mthly
Replenish AutoMist system As needed
Empty and clean AutoMist equipment Yearly
Wipe down stall doors (remove dust) Daily
Blow outside aisles clean Daily (or after each grooming)
Use magnet to check for metal slivers if horse shod After Farrier
Sweep up hoof trimmings After Farrier
Pressure wash walls and under roof Yearly
Insect / Pest Control ??
Replenish feed (grain & hay) As needed
Replenish stall bedding As needed
1. Prepare feed
2. Clean feeders
3. Clean tack room table
4. Clean feed scoops / cups
5. Flake of Hay for each horse
Each owner provides feed, supplements, hay for their horses.
Grooming hoofs Daily
Grooming coats - lightly brush / remove debris Daily
Grooming coats - wash As Needed
Clip/shave As Needed
Grooming - sheath or Tits As Needed
If horse washed, scrape off water , make sure horse is dry
remove halter before placing in stall / field
** No horse shall be in field/stall with halter on
Maintain Grooming Tools (other than electric tools)
Place into bleach water and wipe out dirt/remove hair After each use
Rinse bleach water off and place in racks to dry After bleach water
Clean tack After each use
Tack Room
Sweep floor - check for mouse debris
Wipe food containers
Keep food preparation counter clean
Pastures
Dressage - muck - do not drag
Stallion - muck - do not drag
round pen - muck - also drag with small drag
run-in area - muck
run-in - surroundng area in pasture - muck
Waterers - concrete
Stallion pasture, Hazard field - Empty / Scrub / Refill
Run-in area - Empty / Scrub / Refill
Mid-pasture - Empty / Scrub / Refill
Stalls
Muck, wipe-out feed bucket, clean waterer
Hay Room
Sweep out - check for mouse debris
Barn - Major Cleaning Yearly
Pressure wash exterior walls
Pressure wash - Stall 1
Pressure wash - Stall 2
Pressure wash - Stall 3
Pressure wash - Stall 4
Pressure wash - Stall 5
Watering of flowers (farm entrance) no rain - turn on soaker hose
Watering of flowers (behind barn) no rain - turn on soaker hose
Watering of flowers (hanging baskets) as needed - regular hose
Watering of flowers (back gate&back of lounge) as needed - regular hose
Locking down Farm before leaving at night
Check locks on Tack Room, Lounge, and gates as needed
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