Regardless of the season, hoof care should always be a priority for your horse. It is one of those things that is easy to forget about, but hoof problems are a lot harder to repair than prevent. Keeping your horse healthy is more than just giving them good feed, grooming them regularly, and letting them run. It also includes making sure their hooves are well maintained. Check hooves daily for general wear and tear, looking for any signs of injury or changes in condition. Potential hoof problems include chipping, bruising, cracking and thrush. Made from keratin, like our fingernails, healthy hooves keep your horse active. Below, we discuss hoof care tips in more detail below and offer guidance on what

Tack rooms can be simple with just a few shelves and some homemade saddle racks in a tiny corner. Or they can be luxurious spaces with comfortable seating areas and walls of saddles. Most tack rooms tend to fall somewhere in the middle. Regardless of the size of the stable or the size of the budget, a tack room is a necessary space for storing saddles, bridles and other equipment in a safe and organized fashion. For busy horse barns, the tack room can be one of the most important spaces to consider. Here are some great ideas to get you going. What is a Tack Room? A tack room serves as your primary storage space for all types of

If you are a seasoned horse breeder, preparing for foaling season is relatively straightforward. Knowing what to expect when your mare is expecting makes the whole situation much less stressful. If you are new to foaling out a mare, the whole experience can be intimidating. When your mare has made it to 320 days of pregnancy, you know you will soon be the proud owner of a newborn foal or foals. But are you ready? The good news is that labor and delivery generally go off without requiring much help from you. Instead, you get to be a quiet observer. It is usually best to allow the mare’s natural instinct and abilities to handle the delivery. You are just there

To keep your horse comfortable and healthy through the cold winter months, it is important to try to forget what is comfortable to you as a human and consider what works for horses in the wild. While every horse has a different level of cold tolerance, your care regimen year-round should follow nature as much as possible. Horses are hardy animals. Most adjust very well to the cold temperatures. But there is a limit! Find out what it is. How Cold Can Horses Tolerate? Horses will start feeling cold below certain critical temperatures. For a clipped horse, or one with a summer coat, the average critical temperature is 40°F. For horses with a thick winter coat, the critical temperature can

As horse lovers, we do a lot for our horses every day. Some of the things are fun, like riding and brushing them. But there are so many horse and barn chores that are not so fun and can get pushed aside without a solid plan and checklist for what to do daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. Here are some basic guidelines about how often you should be attacking these barn chores. Your routines will vary, as will your horses and time, so feel free to slide things around to fit your barn’s needs.   Daily Barn Chores Clean Stalls This should go without saying, but stalls should be cleaned daily. The more you can clean them in a day,

Regardless of whether or not it is your first horse, the first thing you are going to want to do with your new horse is bond with them. It takes time and understanding to form a good bond with any horse, so setting aside free time to bond is important. Remember that your new horse has just left the home they knew and are now in a new one. We cannot fully know the emotional lives that horses have. Anything positive you do with your horse will increase and strengthen the bond you have and will help them adjust faster. Bonding with your new horse is a natural desire but horses are not like humans… they will not automatically fall

Site prep can be defined as the process of getting the land ready before the actual building begins. For your structure to be stable, the land it is sitting on must be properly prepared.  Skipping this step could result in a multitude of issues down the road.  Clearing and building up your construction site properly is a very important step in getting ready for your modular horse barn. The site that you choose should be flat, level and well-drained. The specifics will vary, depending on the type of building you purchase and the requirements of your local township. However, we have put together some basic guidelines you can use to get started. Questions to Ask When Selecting a Site When

When planning your horse barn, there are a lot of details you have to consider. In addition to the design and overall look of the barn, you also need to weigh options such as what space restrictions you might have or adding certain features to increase functionality, all while complying with building codes. Whether your animals are your hobby, livelihood or family, they need a structure that will keep them safe and comfortable. To help you stay on top of your checklist, here are nine expert tips to consider when building horse stalls. 1) Number of Stalls To decide the number of stalls you need, you should ask yourself how many horses you want to and feasibly can care for

There are six essential nutrients in a horse’s diet: carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, and water. Among these, water is paramount. It plays a critical role in a horse's digestive health and overall ability. A high-fiber diet, rich in hay, grains, and grass, requires ample water to help the fiber move through the digestive tract. While a horse can survive nearly a month without food, it can begin to show signs of colic and other serious health issues within just 48 hours without water. In fact, a horse can only survive about five days without hydration. Dehydration is a significant concern, especially if a horse is left unattended for even a day. During hot summer months, horses are particularly susceptible