b'DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.By Lee Anderson, Old West Living Historian, Award Winning Author, and Old School HorsemanLee Anderson and his horse, Concho, are well known around the state doing presentations in schools, corporate events,and civic events. Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgM ention the Old West today andA horse requires a large amount of low-powered feed, likemuscle that often has a two things invariably come tograss or hay. The result is the elimination of about 3 poundsmind of its own when mind; cowboys and horses.of manure 8 or 10 times a day 24-7-365. Holy crap! Thatit comes to cooperating Both are still with us today.While cowboys have changedadds up to about 5 tons a yearper horse!! (You everwith its rider.considerably, horses have notnot in the least. So, thisnotice, there are lots of horses in an Old West movie but month lets take a look at horses instead of cowboys. Asyou never see any horse manure.) Of course, there is always romantic as it might seem to have a horse of your very ownthe option of boarding (and pretend you are a cowboy), you just might want to firstIn addition to all that manure, there will be up to a couplea horse and paying consider a few horse facts that have always been true andof gallons of urine, again, 24-7-365 or roughly 600 gallons asomeone else to deal will never change. Such as. year and it has to go somewhere ! with all these problems. At the low end, that Owning a horse has alwaysProper care of a horses feet often involves having itusually runs anywhere been a serious commitmentshod. A hoof is the same material as your fingernails.from $200 to $400 per of time and resources. CareSince a hoof keeps growing and shoes preventmonth, depending on the and feed are required 24-7- normal wear, aboutamenities and how 365 regardless of any otherevery 6 weeks the shoesmuch of the care obligations you may have.need to be removed, theyou are willing to Today, it is a rare employerhooves trimmed, anddo. Some of the more elaborate facilities include riding who will understand thatthe shoes either resetand showing lessons as well as shoeing and even horse you cant come to workor replaced. Dependingtraining. Of course, under those circumstances, the today because your horse has a belly ache. Not manyon the farrier and the type ofsky is the limit when it comes to cost.employers today know that a belly ache (colic) can proveshoeing required, that can cost fatal for a horse. anywhere from $60 to $200 However, all this being said, if you can somehow every 6 weeks. A barefoot trimfigure out how to deal with and/or overcome all these Then there is the annual elimination of internal parasiteswill run from $30 to $50.obstacles, from personal experience I can guarantee as well as the annual routine veterinary visits for shots.there is no feeling on earth like having half a ton of Sometimes emergency veterinary care is required and,Then, on top of all this, you need to learn how to controlliving, breathing muscle nicker a greeting when you show depending on the severity, that can run into some pretty big(and at the same time, stay aboard) a half a ton of livingup to feed it in the morning or when it walks up to you and bucks $$$$$. lowers its head for you to scratch its ears. Your Property Is My PriorityRARE40 ACRES OF LANDSADDLE RIDGE FOR SALE IN AGUILAFIND! Large shop, former feedLOTS:1.15 ACRE LOT 10 ACRESlot, scale house, scale,Beautiful views!$20 OFF ONANY and much more. ROOMMondaySunday. Discount available for aOF HORSE$750,000 $135,0001.3 ACRE LOT maximum of two nights, per stay. One stay only.PROPERTYGreat views!MGMT reserves the right to modify or cancel atIn Town of2.2 ACRE LOT$238,000anytime. Not valid on holidays or special events. WickenburgIN MONTE VISTA RANCH .83 ACRE LOT With Home,Gorgeous, flat,Beautiful views Pool, Arena. spectactular views. depending on where you build. SHIARA KIRSCH$825,000 $250,000 $115,000 REALTOR 928-231-3110SHIARA@SHIARAKIRSCH.COM82 N VALENTINE STWICKENBURG, AZ 85390ArizonaRealCountry.com November 2021 9'