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Horse Ownership

Sweet Dreams: How Horses Sleep

All horse owners know the familiar and somehow aesthetically pleasing outline of a dozing horse: one hind leg bent in…

10 years ago

Stable Advice: Who Knows Best?

Editor’s Note: Horse Illustrated is introducing a new column for 2015. Stable Advice is a place for our readers to…

10 years ago

13 Tips to Make Winter Barn Chores Less Miserable

Everyday barn chores become even more challenging when wind, freezing temperatures, ice and inclement weather are added to the mix.…

10 years ago

4 Tools to Make Your Barn Chores Easier

You probably already keep your stable stocked with the obvious tools of the trade that keep it running smoothly—stall picks,…

10 years ago

Winter Shoeing Solutions for Horses

For horse owners in colder locales, keeping horses safe while snow and ice blanket the ground can be a tricky…

10 years ago

Prevent Winter Barn Fires

While many barn owners post "No Smoking” signs and are diligent about checking for hot bales when storing hay, there…

10 years ago

5 Tips to Prepare Your Barn for Winter

With cold weather upon us, the time has come for all good horse owners to trade in their paddock boots…

10 years ago

What to Do with a Horse That Can’t Be Ridden

There’s an old adage among longtime horse owners: Eventually all horses go lame. Fortunately, most lamenesses are short-lived, and the…

10 years ago

Ask the Vet: Blankets and Shelter for Horses in Winter

  In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for…

10 years ago

5 Things at the Barn to Clean Before Winter

Why wait for spring to get in some serious barn cleaning? Instead, use some of those last remaining autumn days…

10 years ago