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Horse Ownership

Ask the Vet: Winter Hydration

Q: I know during the fall and winter it is a lot easier for horses to become dehydrated. Because of…

8 years ago


Board Your Horse or Build a Barn?

For folks with just one or two horses, the choice between boarding at a stable or converting their land into…

8 years ago

Ask the Vet: Adjusting to Pasture

Q: I just recently purchased a 15-year-old gelding. He has only been on hay feed, not grass pasture. We've had…

8 years ago

7 Items for Better Farm Housekeeping

Here are seven items I use toward the goal of creating a tidy oasis. Each one either prevents an invasion…

8 years ago

Keep the Outdoors from Coming in

  As a horse person, there’s a certain part of me that would be quite happy living in a well-appointed…

8 years ago

Hidden Hazards at the Barn

Horses are curious creatures, known for sticking their noses (and legs) where they don’t belong. At first glance, you may…

8 years ago

Fence Repair Checklist

No matter what kind of fencing you use for your horses, it’s going to need maintenance and repairs from time…

8 years ago

The Stall Fixer-Upper Guide

  Horses are…challenging on their stalls, to say the least. Between the standard chewing, banging, leaning, and pushing, it doesn’t…

8 years ago

Helping Horses Acclimate to a New Home

  Jodi Tluczek watched her horses graze in her backyard. "They look wonderful now,” she says. "But you should have…

8 years ago

Learning the Personality of a New Horse

When purchasing a new horse a few years ago, we were told by the previous owner that the horse "doesn’t…

8 years ago