Don't you just love going into a tack shop and smelling that wonderful new leather smell? All that clean and healthy leather that just gleams is a fabulous sight. Then you walk into your tack room at the barn and notice the dust, dirt, grime, mildew and sometimes even disrepair.
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.
“Drainage problems are the main reason we get mud,” said Laura Kenny, MS, who was the Program Associate in Animal Science, Rutgers University.
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.
Many horse managers try to alleviate mud problems by hauling in gravel or coarse sand to build up the main traffic areas around the farm and barnyard--and to create smooth, dry areas in paddocks where...
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.
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.
The forage you feed can change from season to season, which is why it’s important to understand these changes and supplement accordingly.
Electric fence is a great way to keep your horses in their place—if you choose and use it wisely.
The alfalfa-loving blister beetles are more than just a nuisance—they are potential killers when ingested by horses. Here's what you should know.
The fate of many nutraceutical supplements are in jeopardy as the government tries to regulate this vast category.
The thought of allowing our horses to go without shoes is appealing, but it's not right for every horse.