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אורח חיים תקל״וOrach Chayim 536

Siman 536 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 4 se'ifim

הלכות חול המועדLaws of Chol HaMoed· siman 536

Se’if 1א׳

מִי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לִרְכֹּב בַּמּוֹעֵד לְטַיֵּל אוֹ לְצֹרֶךְ הַמּוֹעֵד, וְלֹא נִסָה לָלֶכֶת בְּרַגְלָיו, יָכוֹל לִטֹּל צִפֹּרְנֵי הַסוּס וּלְתַקֵּן בְּרַגְלָיו וְהָאֻכָּף וְהָרֶסֶן וְכָל צָרְכֵי רְכִיבָה, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יְכַוֵּן מְלַאכְתּוֹ בַּמּוֹעֵד. הַגָּה: וּמֻתָּר לִרְכֹּב בַּמּוֹעֵד אֲפִלּוּ מֵעִיר לְעִיר, אֲפִלּוּ בְּחִנָּם, וְכֵן נָהֲגוּ; אֶלָּא שֶׁאָסוּר לְתַקֵּן כָּל צָרְכֵי הָרְכִיבָה אִם אֵינוֹ רוֹכֵב לְצֹרֶךְ אוֹ לְטַיֵּל (בֵּית יוֹסֵף).

All Animal Needs Can Be Done on Chol Hamoed, 4 Seifim: One who needs to ride on an animal to travel for pleasure or for a holliday need and cannot walk is permitted to trim the horse's hoofs, to fix its horseshoes, saddle, and bridle, and to do any other activity necessary for riding. This assumes that one did not plan to do this work on the holiday. Rema: It is permitted to ride on Chol Hamoed even from city to city and even for no reason, and this is the practice. However, it is prohibited to do activities necessary for riding if one rides neither for a holiday need nor for travel for pleasure (Beit Yosef).

Se’if 2ב׳

מֻתָּר לִסְרֹק הַסוּס כְּדֵי לְיַפּוֹתוֹ.

It is permitted to brush a horse to make it prettier.

Se’if 3ג׳

אֵין מַרְבִּיעִין בְּהֵמָה בַּמּוֹעֵד, אֲבָל מַקִּיזִין לָהּ דָּם, וְאֵין מוֹנְעִין מִמֶּנָּה כָּל רְפוּאָה, אֲפִלּוּ אִם יֵשׁ בָּהּ מְלָאכָה.

We do not breed animals on the holiday, but we do draw blood. We do not withhold anything medical, even if it involves labor.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0