Fall Checklist for Preparing Your Horse Property for Winter
Alayne Blickle
November 14, 2025
Use this checklist of fall horse property chores to better prepare yourself and your horses for the upcoming winter months.
Use this checklist of fall horse property chores to better prepare yourself and your horses for the upcoming winter months.
Cold weather often brings unwanted weight loss in hard-keeping horses. Two experts offer advice on preventing this as we prepare for temperatures to drop.
Learn how to calculate your horse’s blanket size, prevent rub marks, and practice safe blanketing in this visual guide. Sponsored by Tough1.
Learn more about this respiratory disease and how it affects adult horses housed on pasture.
8 important tasks to check off your list before the colder weather arrives.
Smart storage of hay, feeds, meds, and gear can help keep horses safe, prevent waste, and reduce fire, pest, and injury risks in the barn.
Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes shares advice on how to reduce your horse’s risk of colicking this fall.
Is it okay for my horse to eat leaves that have fallen from trees in his pasture?
As the seasons change, so do the strategies we use to manage horses’ hooves. Read more in the Fall 2025 issue of The Horse.
Yes, spring brings an increased risk of endocrinopathic laminitis for susceptible horses—but so does autumn. Here’s why.
Don’t forget horses need calories to keep cool in the heat.
Read about how to help your horse stay cool on the trailer this summer and what to do if he overheats.
Is it harmful to spray cold water on a hot horse? Should you scrape your horse after hosing him? Two experts weigh in.
If your horse struggles to keep weight on in summer, here’s how to safely increase his calories.
Abruptly putting a horse on pasture can lead to colic or laminitis. Here’s advice to help avoid health problems.
Read about how one veterinarian treated a particularly challenging case of the equine skin condition commonly known as scratches.
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