Q: My wife and I would like to start up a breeding and boarding operation. What do we need to know before starting our farm?A:Combining a love for horses with a family-run business venture sounds like an appealing...
If you board your horse, a safe and healthy environment for your horse is of utmost importance. With resistance increasing in small strongyles and no new dewormer on the horizon, horse owners should be asking barn managers about parasite...
Horses often won't choose to move to shelter or higher ground, even if we think it's in their own best interest. Illustration by Chris WareQ: When it rains, it gets really wet and muddy in my horse’s corral, right...
The severe weather season is upon us, and when things get rough, we’re reminded to DUCK:D – Go DOWN to the lowest level.
U – Get UNDER something.
C – COVER your head.
K – KEEP in shelter...
With summer just around the corner, many of us are getting ready to enjoy the prime time of our equine-enthusiast lives. Along with the increased activity and travel with our horses comes an increased threat of equine infectious disease,...
Crude oil prices continue to remain over $100 a barrel in 2011, with resulting gasoline
prices reaching $4 per gallon. It will be more important than ever to conserve energy and
save fuel costs. You can improve your fuel economy –...
Q: I have a lot of birds living in my barn. I've been told that bird droppings can be harmful to horses if ingested. I scrub my horses' feed and water buckets twice a day. Should I be...
The side of the road is a dangerous place to be, especially when you have horses onboard.As a conscientious horse owner, you should try to minimize that time. One way to do that, according to Bill Riss, managing member...
The health of the planet is a big concern these days, and while it’s easy to point the finger of blame toward big polluters such as factories, refineries and concentrated animal feeding operations, individuals need to own up to...
With all the recent talk about the importance of using fecal egg count tests (FECs to improve parasite control, I decided to do an informal study on my own horses.
In the past, I've had the horses on a regular...
