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Chores taking up too much time and you don’t think you have time to train your horse? Start simple. Instead of walking your horse into his stall, turn him around and back him in/out of it. Instead of walking him down the lane to his paddock, back him [...] Ah spring! If you’re a horse owner this means shedding season. Here’s some tips on how I make it through this hairy season. 1. Blanket! I turn my horses out in a nylon sheet or rain sheet. Not only does it help keep the mud off their coats but as they move the nylon [...] First off what is a parade knot and what is its purpose? A parade knot is a fancy name given to the hangman’s knot or noose when used with horses. Obviously the other 2 names for this knot have a sinister history but we’re going to concentrate on the use for horses. The parade [...] We’ve all seen it in the news or even know someone who had their barn burn down. Thankfully many times without loss of life to human or livestock but sometimes with disastrous consequences. So what should you do to help prevent fires and how to prep should one happen to you? Planning: - Fire [...] Re-Post permission from AlpacaBytes.com Hello again everyone! Well this is year 2 of using my Big Bale Buddy. Yes it’s still in one piece with no rips or tears (that I didn’t purposely put there). Click Here for Year 1 Review This year I have a new hay supplier and the bales I’m feeding [...] Re-Post permission from AlpacaBytes.com This year (Fall 2009) I decided to feed round bales to the horses to help keep my chores to a minimum and to make sure the skinny boys have hay 24/7 so they fatten up for me. Last year I fed the bales as is and had a ton of [...] Recently we purchased a Wallenstein BXM Chipper Shredder to help with chipping all the trees and scrub brush we took down in our soon to be new orchard area. When considering buying a chipper we thought about going all out and getting the shredder to see if we could make our own livestock bedding. [...] Most of our horses here in WNY are built for the cold. They are very fuzzy this time of year with thick winter coats to keep them warm in sub zero temperatures. These winter coats are great for battling the cold but not so great for exercising under saddle. Often just a light ride [...] |
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