Instructions for the horse sitter

Everything you need to know to look after this horse while I am away

Halster

The horse

Name

Stable / field

I am away from

until

Who to call

Me (owner)

My number

Second contact

Number

Vet

Number

Farrier

Number

Insurer, policy number

The passport is

Who decides if I can’t be reached: the sitter may call the vet out. Up to ________ the sitter decides; above that ________________________ decides (name and number).

The day

Time	What	Particulars

Feed

The feed chart hangs

Hay: how much, where

What he must not have

Medication and supplements

Product	How much, how	When	Until

Rugs and weather

In rain

At night below ____ °C / °F

Otherwise

In or out at night

What is normal for this horse (eating, droppings, how he stands when you arrive, resting temperature)

Call straight away for

Rolling, pawing, looking at the flank, sweating
Temperature above 38.5 °C (101.5 °F)
Not eating or not drinking
Few or no droppings
Lame, unwilling to walk
A wound, a swollen leg, a closed eye
Different from normal for more than a few hours
In doubt: better once too often

Turnout, exercise and routine

Also good to know

One message a day with a photo is plenty. Thank you.