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Fall Checklist for Preparing Your Horse Property for Winter

Alayne Blickle October 8, 2023

Use this checklist of fall horse property chores to better prepare yourself and your horses for the upcoming winter months.

Fall Renovation of Horse Pastures

Alayne Blickle October 10, 2021

Fall is a great time to renovate horse pastures and ready them for winter.

Take the Winter Solstice Chore Efficiency Test

Alayne Blickle December 21, 2019

Can you pass Alayne’s test? Get advice for winterizing and making your horse property chore-efficient.

You and Your Horse Can Become Environmentally Friendly

Alayne Blickle April 22, 2019

Here’s a brief look at “green” horse keeping techniques you can implement on your farm this summer.

Free, Non-Toxic Insect Control for Horse Properties

Alayne Blickle April 28, 2018

Here’s a non-toxic insect control approach that can work for anyone: Encourage insect-eating birds to move into your yards, pasture, and barn areas.

Welcome Swallows Back to Your Horse Property!

Alayne Blickle March 15, 2018

March and April mark the return of these little birds that play a big role in horse-property insect control.

My Mustang Isn’t Who I Thought She Was

Alayne Blickle February 13, 2017

Have you ever used genetic testing to research your horse’s ancestry? Find out how a DNA test offered Alayne some surprise answers to questions about her BLM mustang’s ancestry.

Making Friends With Horseless Neighbors

Alayne Blickle September 28, 2015

How do you maintain a good relationship with your nonhorsey neighbors?

Mustang Mania in Idaho

Alayne Blickle September 18, 2015

Meet some of the competitors from the 2015 Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nampa, Idaho.

Homemade Weed Control Spray

Alayne Blickle August 31, 2015

Trying to beat those weeds? Here’s a homemade herbicide recipe for tank sprayers or spray bottles that’s low in chemicals and caustic substances.

Keep Pastures Healthy With Rotational Grazing

Alayne Blickle August 27, 2015

Rotational grazing is a recommended pasture management “best management practice” to increase pasture productivity and prevent overgrazing and soil compaction. This technique guarantees fresh grass for your horses for a longer period of time during the growing season.