The very safest method of mosquito control for you, your horses and the environment includes reducing the breeding ground for mosquitoes: mud and stagnant water. Here is a checklist of horse farm management techniques for reducing mosquito habitat.
An integrated pest management program can help insects, such as flies and mosquitoes, from bugging you and your horses. Here are a few inexpensive tips.
Creating a sacrifice area can help protect horse pastures from wet weather or overgrazing.
See how one owner designed and built frugally without compromising on aspects supporting horse health.
Horse owners in many parts of the United States already deal with concerns of blister beetles in alfalfa hay as part of their everyday regimen.
Its summertime and we’re hitting the trails! But even on the trails there are things we horse owners can do to reduce our impact on
Horse owners share their top five tips for cutting costs and staying green when building a horse barn.
Horse owners share their tips for reusing select items to save money around the barn.
Jane Myers is an equestrian and small-acreage horse farm expert in both Australia and the United Kingdom who recently spent seven weeks traveling North America.
A Useful Manure Management Option Looking for a suitable manure management plan for your horse property? But not interested in composting? Finding a good home for
A sacrifice area is a small enclosure often called a corral, run, pen, turnout or winter paddock. It is meant to be your horse’s outdoor
The list of equipment needed to manage a horse property is long, and sometimes overwhelming, especially for those just starting out. Not only is new
Putting horses out too soon can reduce the productivity of your pastures this coming summer and letting your horses graze too much can be dangerous to horse health. Here are some considerations to keep in mind before you open up the gates to the pasture.
A board placed at ground level at the entrance of the stall, between the inside stall and outside paddock, reduces dirt from getting tracked in
In my last post we covered some of the more basic of manure management equipment. This week I’ll cover pasture equipment. Down the road I’ve
Basic horse manure management equipment includes a good wheelbarrow and manure fork.
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