Small Farm Makeover: 3 Steps to Prepare for Disasters

Make sure your horses are practiced and comfortable loading and hauling before an emergency arrives.

Be Organized for Action in Case of an Emergency Disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, and it’s in your best interest to be prepared in advance. There are three primary focus areas that can assist you in preparing: build a kit, make a plan, and stay informed. These three practices can …

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Media Barn: Book Review – The Kid’s Guide to Horsemanship and Grooming

Everything You Need to Know to Care for Horses While Staying Safe and Having Fun By Cat Hill & Emma Ford Whether taking their first lessons, handling horses when visiting friends, or enjoying the challenges of first-pony ownership, children need to learn more than how to ride. When it comes …

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  • Maria Danieli

Small Farm Makeover – Horizon Structures Presents Series: Fire Safety in the Barn

Photo courtesy of Horizon Structures.

Overlooked Farm Practices Can Be Dangerous Fire safety in the barn often involves common concerns such as moisture content of hay and its storage, providing evacuation plans and emergency services contact numbers, 24/7 illuminated exit signs, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, removal of cobwebs from light fixtures, no smoking signs, keeping …

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  • Maria Danieli

Online Exclusive: Eating Crow

Photo courtesy Alys Culhane

A Winter’s Lesson The phrase “to eat crow” brings to mind the image of an individual, fork and spoon in clenched fists, white napkin tucked under chin. Before him on a plate is a cooked crow, claws facing upwards. The phrase means to acknowledge a blunder. The following story is …

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Rutgers University Advises Helmet, Vest Replacements

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Recently Rutgers University addressed riding safety and traumatic brain injuries, and the need to replace helmets and vests more often than most riders think. According to the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University (https://esc.rutgers.edu/), riding is considered one of the most dangerous sports in the United States because injuries are …

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  • Maria Danieli

Equine First Aid

Coming to Shoshone Idaho! Equine First Aid Hosted by: Hiatus Ranch of Idaho, Inc. June: 11th and 12th Saturday(Full Day 9a-5p): Equine Health and Emergency First Aid- covering, conditioning your horse to accept treatment, vital signs, wounds, bandaging, colic, choke, collapse, casting, burns, snake bite, and more! $159.00 Sunday(Full Day …

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Equine First Aid

Coming to Shoshone Idaho! Equine First Aid Hosted by: Hiatus Ranch of Idaho, Inc. June: 11th and 12th Saturday(Full Day 9a-5p): Equine Health and Emergency First Aid- covering, conditioning your horse to accept treatment, vital signs, wounds, bandaging, colic, choke, collapse, casting, burns, snake bite, and more! $159.00 Sunday(Full Day …

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Equine First Aid

Equine First Aid! Coming to Hailey Idaho! Hosted by Sky Ranch Idaho June 4th and 5th Saturday(Full Day 9a-5p): Equine Health and Emergency First Aid- covering, conditioning your horse to accept treatment, vital signs, wounds, bandaging, colic, choke, collapse, casting, burns, snake bite, and more! $159.00 Sunday(Full Day 9a-5p): Advanced …

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Equine First Aid

Equine First Aid! Coming to Hailey Idaho! Hosted by Sky Ranch Idaho June 4th and 5th Saturday(Full Day 9a-5p): Equine Health and Emergency First Aid- covering, conditioning your horse to accept treatment, vital signs, wounds, bandaging, colic, choke, collapse, casting, burns, snake bite, and more! $159.00 Sunday(Full Day 9a-5p): Advanced …

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Equine First Aid

Coming to Sherwood Oregon! Equine First Aid!! Hosted by: Wild Horse Mountain Farms May 21st and 22nd! 🐎 Saturday(Full Day 9a-5p ** limited space available**): Equine Health and Emergency First Aid- covering, conditioning your horse to accept treatment, vital signs, wounds, bandaging, colic, choke, collapse, casting, burns, snake bite, and …

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