Not everyone dreams of the perfect cookie-cutter home with a white picket fence and two cars in the driveway. As a society, we are conditioned to believe that finally checking into the life of suburbia means you’ve made it in this world, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. From the stacked apartment buildings… Read more »
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4 Stall Cleaning Tips Every Horse Owner Should Know
Owning and caring for a horse is a wonderful, enriching experience! In addition to developing a special relationship with your animal, you’ll also learn how to handle the responsibility of managing another creature’s well-being. One of the primary duties every equine caretaker must take on is maintaining a clean and orderly stall. Ensuring your horse… Read more »
Tips to Prepare Your Horse for Spring
With warmer temperatures approaching quickly, it’s time to prepare your horses for the spring season! From longer rides, work in the pasture, and traveling, your animals need time to adjust to their new busy schedules that the warmer months bring. Here are a few tips to prepare your horse for transitioning into a new season!… Read more »
6 Ways to Use a Portable Cabin
There are a lot of advantages to adding portable structures to your property. Portable buildings offer flexibility, are customizable, and provide more functional space for less money than the cost of building a whole new structure from the ground up. If you’re looking for something simple, rustic, and spacious, a portable cabin is one of your best… Read more »
How You Can Safely Light Your Horse Stable
Lighting is an important aspect of housing horses. Your horses’ stable, including stall, aisle, and storage areas, should be well-lit, and all electrical systems should be secure. This is for your own sake as well as your horses’—stables and barns should be safe for all who enter them! Here’s how to light your horse’s stable… Read more »
Horse Riding Tips for the Winter
As much as the romantic scene of riding a horse while the snow is falling around you can be appealing, it also happens to be one of the more dangerous times of year to be riding horses. While all bundled up, the snow and white scenery may be beautiful and peaceful, but the ground conditions… Read more »
Beginner Tips for Keeping Backyard Chickens
Keeping backyard chickens as pets or food sources is a growing hobby in the United States. It can be fun and productive and is easy to get the hang of, but that’s not to say that it doesn’t require some dedicated work. Like any animal, chickens need constant care and maintenance, but once you learn… Read more »
First Aid Essentials for Your Horse Barn
If you own horses, you know how injury-prone they can be. From small scratches and scrapes to more serious problems like muscle strains and broken legs, caring for horses can sometimes be difficult, especially during the harsh winter months ahead! Here are a few first-aid essentials you should keep in your horse barn for when accidents inevitably… Read more »
How to Take Care of Horses During the Winter
Cold weather, snow, and ice can make life difficult for horse owners while providing care to their animals. Horse owners in frigid winter climates are often forced to navigate through mounds of snow to reach their stable. This can make taking care of and exercising your horse much more strenuous. Additionally, horse owners worry about… Read more »
Dietary Tips for Horses
Horses’ diets vary based on where they live in the country and what season it is. Depending on the climate, there could be some dangerous things for your horse to munch on. If you pay attention to what your horse consumes and ensure they avoid a few key things, they will feel great and perform… Read more »