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Home and Acreage

Many horse owners have their horse on the same property as their house along with enough acreage to support their horse’s nutritional needs. Whether you want to design your own property for an overall horse home or you want tips on maintaining your farm or ranch and its acreage, Horse Illustrated has you covered with its articles on home and horse farms. Delve deeper into topics, such as arenas and footing and pastures and fencing. Topics include designing your perfect horse property, building a barn, creating an arena on site and how to maintain that arena, types of footing, pasture maintenance, managing mud, poisonous plants, types of horse fencing, what fencing to avoid, and more.

The Risk of Ticks with Horses

While many experts agree that fleas are an uncommon parasite for horses, ticks can be prevalent and potentially present a…

13 hours ago


Waste: ReImagined – ZahnTech Repurposes Waste for a Permanent Fencing Solution

LENNOX, S.D. — Every great innovation begins with a moment of clarity, and for ZahnTech's founder, Avery Zahn, it came…

2 weeks ago

Winter Horse Pasture Management 101

Depending on whether you and your horses live in Maine, Kentucky, Montana, or California, winter in each area manifests itself…

2 weeks ago

Horsekeeping: Should You Keep Your Horse at Home or Board?

As horse owners, most of us have dreamed of our horse living in your own backyard. You imagine waking up…

2 months ago

An Overview of Horse Pasture Management

What do you picture when you think of a horse pasture? Probably a beautiful, rolling carpet of even, green grass.…

3 months ago

How to Build a Riding Arena at Home

Many horse owners dream of owning a home riding arena or facility. Lucky you—your dream has come true. You have…

3 months ago

5 Best Types of Fencing for Horse Farms

There are so many details to think about when choosing a new boarding facility or when bringing your horses home,…

3 months ago

Preventing Grass Founder

Read on for expert tips on how to prevent grass founder in horses. Picture this: a lush, green field with…

6 months ago

Ten Trees Toxic to Horses

There’s nothing like having some nice shade trees around your pasture to protect your horses from the hot afternoon sun.…

7 months ago

Tips for Spring Pasture Maintenance

These 7 tips for spring pasture maintenance will keep your horses grazing on beautiful, healthy grass all year long. It’s…

9 months ago