Grooming/Tack

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.

It doesn’t matter if you are riding a 20-year-old trail horse or leading a Thoroughbred sale yearling, if your equipment isn’t in good shape, then you are positioning yourself—and your horse—for disaster!

Horse people love to see a healthy horse with a shiny coat. It doesn't matter how nice your stable, farm or arenas are if the horses in your care don't look good. Getting a healthy, shiny means working from the inside out.

Winter grooming can be a difficult and messy chore. Here are some tips from a professional.

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.

It's time for a spring cleaning in the tack room and here are some great ideas for getting rid of some of the old tack at your barn—that can help others and benefit your bottom line.

For busy barns, the tack room can be one of the most important spaces to consider. Here are some great ideas to get you going.

In a situation where there are sick horses in a stable or at a show you need to know how to keep the pathogens away from your horse as much as possible. Even in a situation where all the horses seem to be healthy, it's a good idea...

As equine professionals, you’ve had more than a few horses in your life that have been hard to fit when it comes to tack. Arabian trees are too narrow, Quarter Horse trees are too wide, the widest tree you can find is just not wide enough...

With winter barreling down upon us once again, now’s the time to get out the blankets you cleaned and stored last spring to determine whether or not your blankets can go another round of frosty weather.

Your horse’s halter may be like your favorite slippers—well-worn and comfy. Unlike your slippers, a horse halter in bad repair can lead to a significant injury. If you see any of these signs of wear in your horse's halter, it’s time for repair.

Many of us who maintain "easy keeper" horses use grazing muzzles. But, how effective are they? The nutrition experts at Kentucky Equine Research walk us through a study that looked at mature ponies wearing grazing muzzles.

Here are a few tips to get the horses in your care back into shape this spring.

New styles and fabrics can keep your horses better protected than ever before.

Equestrian apparel for the colder temperatures has never looked so good for both Western and English.