Body condition score (BCS) is important in maintaining a healthy weight in each horse in your care.

In order to properly maintain a healthy weight in a horse, you will have to manage the animal’s diet as well as the owner’s wants and expectations.

In this series of six articles, we discuss how stable owners can help manage fat and thin horses in their care, starting with the basics of forage.

Finding insurance coverage that is affordable while covering all of your equine business needs is not easy.

You need to ensure you are taking in all the money you are earning, and taking advantage of any COVID-19 assistance.

Trisha Kiefer-Reed offers three tips to running a successful equine business.

Whether your trails are strictly for boarder or you open them up to outside riders, you need legal protection from liability.

Trail riding on your property doesn't just have to be a summer pleasure. With the correct construction and maintenance, trails can be used year-round.

Obstacles on your equine riding trails gives both the rider and horse different skills to work on.

Riding trails on your property need to be maintained regularly to ensure they are safe for horses and riders.

Incorporating streams into a horse trail on your property offers riders an increased challenge and lets you make the most of the property’s natural features.

Adding trails to your barn property can be a benefit to existing clients and offer a competitive advantage for horse owners searching for a new barn.

Make sure you have enough trailer space to move all of the horses on your property and a well-maintained truck to tow them.

Gates and latches on horse farms should be secure, but they also need to be safe for horses and humans.

Here are ideas for enhancements or upgrades for your horse barn or facility.

Whether you need to upgrade or want to upgrade your equine facilities, here are tips that might help.

Need or want to update your horses' run-in sheds? Try these tips to plan for the best results.

Fencing is one upgrade that can dramatically improve safety and enhance a horse property’s appearance.

Whether you are installing automatic horse waterers for the first time or want to upgrade your current situation, make sure to choose and install after doing proper research.

Once you decide on a cell phone policy that is practical for your barn, put it in writing and ask employees to sign an acknowledgement of it.

Whether you use small square, large square or round bales of hay for your horses is a personal preference.

Blister beetles produce a defensive compound called cantharidin, which can cause ulceration of the GI tract in horses.

Here is a list of hays that you should avoid when feeding horses.

A successful expansion of your boarding services begins with planning and preparation.

Offering services that aren't included in monthly boarding fees can bring additional revenue into your equine business.

Here are some tips on determining whether you can profitably add another lesson horse to your program.

Whether you purchase horse treats or make them yourself, make sure they are healthy for your equids.

There are several ways to provide heated water in winter to horses, but be prepared with a backup in case your primary method doesn't work.

Quality slow feeders are an investment, but spending a bit extra up front pays off in the long run by making your hay supply last longer.

Some horses need foot protection in winter, which might mean snow pads are used to keep feet free from packed snow and ice.

Lesson horses especially need good-quality pads since they often work multiple times a day and carry riders of varying abilities and sizes.

Here are hand-warming tips for horse owners who have chores or riding to attend to in cold weather.

Keeping your feet and toes toasty during winter horse activities or chores is important.

This article focuses on clothing that is heated by batteries for extra warmth.

Safely storing hay so that it stays fresh, doesn’t start a fire, and isn’t a hazard to humans or horses in the barn is key.

Some situations when traveling require you to purchase hay at your destination. Here are some tips on getting the best hay on the road.

Converting to bulk rather than bagged bedding is one way that stables can save on expenses.

Looking for something clients can do when they can't ride? Here are three tips you can use for your equine business.

You can help the horse industry and your bottom line by starting an after school or weekend youth riding program at your facility.

Keeping a program fresh and fun also helps to keep boarders of all ages active during slower months.

In marketing for new clients for your equine facility, it’s important to be clear and intentional about your goals and services to attract like-minded people.

Understand your equine business cycle and think outside the box about ways to offset a seasonal decline in revenue.

Here are tips for managing the horses that are lower on your herd's pecking order.

Horses have a natural tendency to alter the social hierarchy based on the herd’s needs and to encourage cohesion, but the human-horse interaction changes that dynamic.

Bad behavior can be caused by a physical problem or it can be learned.

Spookiness in horse might be hereditary, learned or caused by a physical problem.