You must manage fall pastures and paddocks in order to have grass growth next spring.
Chose volunteer tasks around the barn wisely, then have fun!
Using family labor to do projects on your horse property can be fun, but you need to make sure the tasks are safely suited to the person.
There are many ways you can control weeds on your horse property.
Here are tips for getting the most out of your fall horse pasture fertilization.
Pay attention to fencing, building maintenance and repair and amenities that can make your facility safe and enjoyable for people and horses.
It is important to prioritize, get quotes and be flexible in your plans in order to get your horse farm projects done efficiently.
Drainage problems are the reason horse farms get mud in paddocks or fields.
Horses that have to stand in excessive moisture or mud can face increase health problems.
You can reduce the "bog effect" if you take time to notice where water runs and settles after a rain, and plan your landscaping strategy accordingly.
There are ways to diminish mud in high-traffic areas on your horse property.
Before you decide to reseed a pasture, assess its present condition and what plants are there.
Nylon, biothane and fleece horse tack all needs to be cleaned regularly, and here are tips to do it quickly and easily.
Don't you just love going into a tack shop where all that clean, healthy leather just gleams? Here are tips to bring your old leather back to life.
Golf carts are versatile conveyances and are used on many horse farms for all kinds of things, including exercising horses.
Rotating either sheep or goats through your horse pastures enables you to target some of the weedy species that horses won’t graze.
A farm or boarding facility with multiple horses always needs a good herd health plan. This involves more than just vaccinations and deworming.
Hay isn't the same from day-to-day, field-to-field or harvest-to-harvest. Since pasture and hay are the forage foundations of your horse's diet, you need to know what nutritional values are in them.
For the sake of your horses, tack and feed, make rodents unwelcome in your barn.
Keeping fences in good repair not only extends their life but also reduces risk of injury if horses have close encounters with their boundaries.
Gates can become a heavy burden to open and close if they sag and drag, no longer swinging freely. Gate posts should be sturdy and set deep in the ground, preferably with a good brace in addition to the gate post.
Confused about what blankets are best? There are pros and cons to every type.
Tack cleaning may not be fun, but it is essential to keeping your equipment safe and durable. Here are some tips.
Chewing fences is a bad habit for horses, and it causes major issues for property maintenance.
Would you take your tack to a car wash and use a pressure wand? Read on to learn why you need water to clean leather.
Here are tips from saddle makers to help you rescue and revive dry leather saddles and bridles.
The way we feed and manage our horses can make a difference in how we manage their dental needs. Regular dental care is an important component in the overall health care of our horses.
While all horse owners deal with day-to-day, simple lameness problems, when you get into the next level of problems, we all can use some advice. In this article we'll discuss management of navicular disease, laminitis and arthritis.
Keeping unwanted critters out of your barn can be difficult, but not impossible.
Do you have a young horse or a new client with a skittish mount? Here are a few tips for bombproofing those flighty animals.
New materials make fencing options more durable and safer than ever before.
In part two of our series on fly control, we tackle the pros and cons of parasites and feed-through methods for ridding your barn of flies.
Fly season is upon us, so here are a few tips to get ahead of these pesky critters. This is the first of a two-part series on fly control—stay tuned for feed-through solutions on May 21.