Horse Ownership
Finding the Right Boarding Barn
Finding the best boarding barn for your four-legged family can be stressful. Not only do you have to find…
How to Be a Savvy Horse Shopper
When trying out a potential horse, ride in the same manner you intend to ride him at home. Photo courtesy…
I Bought a Rescue
The ad read: Beginner safe horse needs a good home. Extensive trail experience. Easy to handle. Since the price was…
Ask the Vet: Help for a Horse with Sweet Itch
Q: My 8-year-old gelding has a bad case of sweet itch. When I bought him three years ago, I was…
How to Stack Hay
Putting up a winter’s supply of hay is a satisfying accomplishment for horse owners and barn managers, but improperly…
Ask the Vet: Keeping Flies out of a Horse’s Eyes
Q: Is there a safe way to keep flies away from my horse’s eyes? He always manages to take off…
Criminal Acts against Horses and What You Can Do to Prevent Them
Earlier this week, a West Virginia horse named Catnip was found viciously strangled with a tow rope in her…
Ask the Vet: Parasite Control at Boarding Stables
Q: I have been at my boarding barn for almost three years. Other horses rotate in and out for various…
10 Things Your Barn Worker Wants You to Know
Barn workers are paid to keep stalls clean and horses fed and turned out. Yet without much fanfare, boarding barn…
4 Barn Safety Tips
When our days are busy, we tend to use our time at the barn for necessities only: feeding, grooming,…