Colleen B. Litof
Handling Difficult Personalities at Your Barn or Stable
In spite of your best efforts, conflicts with your customers will occur. Address them calmly and clearly. Understand that these issues are usually not personal, but arise from a lack of understanding or unhappy past experiences.
Bedding Run-in Sheds
Run-in sheds. To bed or not to bed? There are pros and cons to both sides of the issue, depending on labor, budget and how much use your sheds get.
Are We Having Fun Yet?
A few simple extras can help keep your clients happy…and your barn full.
How Much Bedding is Enough?
Your horse's bedding needs to be comfortable, absorb urine and reduce ammonia odors.
Tractor Maintenance
Your tractor might be old or new, but with proper maintenance, it will last years longer.
Choosing the Right Bedding
Not every horse is the same, and not every farm or stable is the same. How you pick the bedding you use often is based on owner or manager preferences, what is available in your area, and the needs of your horses and clients.
Getting Students Over The Learning Hump
If you are teaching riding at your farm or stable you will eventually have a student who quits progressing or just can't seem to get to that next level or master that next skill. Following are some insights
1-2-3-Barn!
Whether building from scratch or expanding, barn kits can make economic sense.
Blankets: Not Your Mother's Rugs
New styles and fabrics can keep your horses better protected than ever before.
Helping Students Out of a Rut
When the going gets tough, the tough get back to basics.
10 Ideas for Extra Services
Feeling stale and stuck? Consider some add-ons to boost your business and your boarders' satisfaction.
Seeing the Light
A combination of natural light and savvy fixture selection can keep your facility bright, safe, and cheerful, without breaking your budget.
Follow the Rubber Brick Road
Interlocking pavers enhance the safety and beauty of your barn, whether old or new.
Are We Having Fun, Yet?
A few simple extras can help keep your clients happy…and your barn full.
Healthy Tractor, Working Farm
Investing in a tractor can make farm life easier. Protecting that investment is equally important.
Bedding 101
There's a lot to consider when pondering the type of bedding that will work best for you and your horses.
Keep It Clean
Sick of dragging the laundry to the laundromat or, worse, to your house? Consider installing a laundry area in your barn.