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Horse Ownership

Clipping Countdown

The ever-increasing fuzz on your horse's coat tells you that winter is on its way. If your horse's winter coat…

21 years ago


Work Areas in the Barn

When you have horses, you also have a lot of stuff. Brooms and muck forks, tack, feed bins, grooming equipment,…

21 years ago

Pasture Safety Checklist

Pastures are like laundry—they're never "done" and need to be kept up with. What may be intact in the spring…

21 years ago

Seven Feeding Myths Shattered

Despite the ability of many horse people to diagnose a strained suspensory at 30 paces, fix a faulty flying change…

21 years ago

What’s In Natural Grooming Products?

The following plant-derivatives are frequently included in the ingredient lists of many natural products (and even some that are not).…

21 years ago

Handling Draft Horses

The average horse outweighs the average human almost 10 to one, which is why safety is such an important element…

21 years ago

Tips for Bathing Your Horse

It's amazing that horses agree to our strange requests—and this includes wearing a flashing Rudolph nose and reindeer ears at…

21 years ago

Electrolytes for Horses

It's not just water that needs to be replenished during exercise in hot weather. Horses working for prolonged periods in…

21 years ago

Thrush in Horse Hooves

If you have horses, chances are you'll see thrush firsthand sooner or later. Thrush is a bacterial infection, though it's…

22 years ago

Catching a Horse

The rider walks out to the pasture where five horses are grazing. Carrying a halter and lead rope, she leans…

22 years ago