This Summer, Watch out for Parasites and Thirst

Like with humans, many things can go wrong with horses, especially in the summertime. It’s a full time job keeping your horse healthy when the sun is blazing for what seems like 24 hours a day. There are specific issues to keep an eye on when it comes to your horse, the primary one being… Read more »

Monitoring Your Horse’s Health with Your Smartphone

Nowadays, it seems like everything has entered the digital age – everything is “smart” – TVs, phones, cars, and the list goes on and on. Many of these things have had tremendous impact on our health and that of our animals, especially our horses. A new wearable device for horses will send an email to… Read more »

Rocking Horses Are Making a Comeback

On this blog, we talk a lot about horses. Of course we do – it’s our bread and butter, building and selling portable horse barns and sheds. But every so often we like to touch upon other aspects of horse culture that we find fascinating, and that includes rocking horses, that classic toy of the… Read more »

Horses and Spirituality

At Deer Creek Structures, we firmly believe that horses, like every other creature on this planet, is divinely infused and, if treated with respect and care, can lift up the soul and bring us closer to God. These beautiful creatures are loaded with spirituality and we just need to take the time to appreciate them… Read more »

Taking Your Horse out on the Trail

Now that summer is here, the open-ended wildness is filling up our souls and we’re quickly becoming addicted to the crisp air and the bear hugging sunshine, which means one thing: we’re taking our horses out on the trail and exploring the world. This is all well and good, but we mustn’t forget the health… Read more »

Enjoy Horseracing but Remember the Horses When the Race Is over

While looking online for horse news and trends, we came across this interesting editorial regarding horseracing and the importance of taking care of your horses after races. The letter, featured on Cumberlink.com, is an impassioned plea for the safety and health of horses, which is a breath of fresh air given all that is going… Read more »

EHV-1 Affecting Horses in Oregon

Like people, animal immune systems battle germs and sickness on a daily basis. The immune system is like God’s shield meant to protect us from the world around us, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be cleaned every so often. Like everything God has given us, it needs to be maintained and taken care of…. Read more »

Taming Wild Horses with Inmates

While Americans are crazy about horseracing, we mustn’t let our enthusiasm for horses like American Pharoah get in the way of the plight of so many other horses that need to be adopted, that need homes and families who will care for them. Thankfully, some areas of the country are getting onboard the horse adoption… Read more »

Horses Have Voices Too!

As humans, we communicate through a variety of means, but none more important than our voices. Hearing someone’s voice can lift up your day or it can throw it to the ground. You can tell through someone’s voice how they’re feeling, whether they’re happy, sad, or angry. When an author hits it out of the… Read more »

American Pharoah Is a Gift from God

On Saturday, many Americans were glued to their TV sets watching history before their very eyes. We of course are talking about the Belmont Stakes. This event is one of the greatest sporting events in our nation and this year may have been the best yet. American Pharoah did it, winning the Triple Crown, breaking… Read more »