Natural Vermin Control – Does Your Farm Need a Jack Russell Terrier?

  by Sherri Rossmiller     Those who live on farms will eventually be faced with the dilemma of vermin control.  When you have a never-ending food source, measures have to be taken to safeguard the health of your animals.  If you’re like me, I hate dealing with any poison, …

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Keeping Your Horse Warm (and Cool) During the Winter

 Why Your Horse Needs a Cooler to Stay Healthy by Alayne Blickle   We ride year-round and I am always surprised when I see horses missing what I consider to be the most basic of winter riding gear: the cooler.  Having the right winter clothing, for both horse and rider, …

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Prevent a Barn Fire

15 Safety Tips for All Seasons by Laurie Cerny   Author’s note:  In November our barn, with which I have taken every safety precaution possible, could have burned down. Had I not ridden that morning I may have not noticed that a spot on an electrical outlet in our bathroom …

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Managing Your Winter Water Supply

Ensure Your Horse is Getting Enough of this Essential by Alayne Blickle   Early December is probably your last chance to set up a water supply that won’t freeze or get icy cold before Ol’ Man Winter sneaks in and catches us off guard. A horse drinks 8 to 12 …

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Have a Coughing Horse?

How to Tell if Your Horse’s Coughing is Normal by Eleanor Blazer     Coughing is a symptom. It can be caused by something as trivial as a little dust or as serious as an underlying medical condition. Regardless of the cause, a coughing horse stops time. Activity ceases as …

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Winterize Your Facility

Top Ten Things to Do Now to Prepare for Winter by Laurie Cerny   Before we know it winter will be here. And there’s nothing worse than seeing the first snowflakes fall and realizing your barn isn’t ready for winter. Here’s a list of ten chores to do now in preparation …

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Build an Outdoor Wash Rack

How to Install an Environmentally Friendly and Useful Horse Wash by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water   Our guest ranch and horse motel, Sweet Pepper Ranch, has a lot of traffic, especially in the summer months. During the warm season when a lot of people are riding things can …

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Construct Easy Seating for Your Arena

by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water     Our horse property, Sweet Pepper Ranch, is a guest ranch and horse motel. That means we need to have certain amenities in place and are always shopping around for low-cost, effective ideas for making our place more useable. These simple, low-cost …

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Spring Cleaning for Horse Facilities

Disinfect Your Barn and Maintain a Healthy Environment by Dave Sauter, DVM   With spring in the air and a “fresh start” on everyone’s mind, there’s no better time to talk about disinfecting your horse facility. Whether talking about a surgical instrument, hospital room, horse stall, trailer or barn implement, the …

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Maintaining Healthy Pastures

Protect Grazing Areas Year-round by Laurie Cerny   After the drought of 2012 even horse owners who faithfully practice good pasture management are going to do everything in their power to keep their grazing areas as healthy as possible. The advantage of doing so is two-fold: having a healthy pasture helps …

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