Building a Healthful Horse Barn
Moira Nusbaum, DVM
August 5, 2022
A veterinarian gives tips for creating your own equine facility with horse health in mind.
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A veterinarian gives tips for creating your own equine facility with horse health in mind.
Consider these horse health- and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.
Dr. Steve Higgins of the University of Kentucky optimizes daily barn tasks for efficiency, cost savings, and environmental soundness.
Remember these three core biosecurity steps to help keep your horses as well as your fellow competitors’ horses healthy.
My horse recently started pacing and digging holes in his stall. What could be causing this behavior?
An equine behavior expert addresses a question about two geldings with very different poop patterns.
We often think our horses are safe when tucked in the barn … but think again. Here, veterinarians share common causes of equine injuries that lurk in most barns.
Learn how to choose, install, and maintain your stall or shed floors to maximize horse comfort and chore convenience in this free report.
French researchers found that horses stalled with enrichments, such as forage, windows, and toys, still exhibited signs of stress and depression associated with confinement.
Study results revealed that box stalls have much higher concentrations of potentially disease-causing pathogens in the air compared to run-in sheds.
Veterinarians often prescribe medications to control acute and chronic clinical signs of disease, along with recommending environmental changes to limit asthmatic horses’ exposure to inhaled allergens. What do owners think of these sometimes time-consuming and expensive suggestions?
If economics were not a factor, what would you include in your dream horse barn? Here are some amenities owners have put on their barn wish lists, plus input from a horse owner with experience in both commercial and equine construction industries.
In search of a new type of bedding for your horse? Check out these different options.
Take steps to manage your horse’s weight and behavior while he’s cooped up.
A senior mare gets grumpy when other horses walk by her in the barn. Our equine behaviorist looks at possible reasons why and how her owner can fix her aggressive behavior.
Critical conditions such as colic, injuries, and dehydration can strike when you’re at a competition with your horse. Here’s how to handle them.
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