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Stable Management

Learn all you can about equine facility management from Horse Illustrated's stable management articles. We write about the outside of the stable or barn to everything on the inside, including tack rooms, stalls, bedding, and farm equipment. Learn all you need to about stable management, especially when it comes to safety around the stable, organization, barn rules, insuring a barn, emergency planning, running an equine facility or business, choosing the best bedding, building a barn on your perfect equine property, creating the perfect wash rack, adding amenities to the farm, and so much more. To horse lovers, the barn is their second home. Is it any wonder that horse people want that barn to be clean, organized, safe, comfortable, and managed well.

You’ve heard of solar-powered homes, solar-powered electrical stations, and even solar-powered cellphone chargers. But a solar powered horse barn? Is it possible? Absolutely, according to experts in the field of solar power. In fact, installing solar power in an existing...
If you’ve been to any equine event, you’ve likely seen a horse steadfastly refusing to load into a trailer and a group of frustrated humans determined to change his mind. It’s the perfect recipe for someone to get hurt....
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Healthy Hauling

One of the joys of owning a horse is the ability to explore new places, attend riding clinics, and show off your horse’s talent at events and competitions. All of these adventures usually require hauling a horse off the...
Depending on where you live, you might still be seeing a winter wonderland outside your window. Nevertheless, spring really is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for spring cleaning at the barn. Before you purge everything into...
Just when you couldn’t wait for winter and all it entails to end, now you’re battling a different foe than ice and snow: mud. Whether ankle deep or axle-deep, mud is a pain when trying to dump wheelbarrows, turn...
Once you’ve decided to buy a trailer, you’ll find an almost endless array of choices. How do you pick the best one, and how can you know it’s safe? Follow our experts’ advice and avoid trouble down the road. Narrow...
 Whether updating a barn or creating a perfect horsey haven from the ground up, equine safety should get top billing. While care is taken in many barn-planning details, from aisle width to insulation to placement of paddocks, many times...
Note: This is day 10 of my 30-day blogging challenge. What the heck is a 30-day blogging challenge? Read about it here.I bring my dog to the barn fairly regularly. While we've more or less eliminated her worst habit,...
Everyday barn chores become even more challenging when wind, freezing temperatures, ice and inclement weather are added to the mix. Minor tweaks and inexpensive purchases can help make these chores as pain-free as possible. Read on for tips you...
You probably already keep your stable stocked with the obvious tools of the trade that keep it running smoothly—stall picks, brooms, muck buckets, etc. But there are a few tools that can make your barn chores even simpler and...
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