I believe that anyone who has a successful equine career or a lifelong dedication to horses in any way has encountered one special person who has nurtured their love and guided them along the way. Whether that person is a parent, trainer, or a mentor. As for myself, I have been surrounded by horses for…
#5 Pail Safe Bucket Holder Save your water and feed from spilling onto the ground with this bucket holder. With its mazelike design, it is virtually horseproof! #4 Stall Grid The rust-resistant, Stall Grid flooring system is great for high-traffic areas such as horse walkers, paddock areas, round pens, vet facilities, indoor/outdoor arenas, etc! Installing…
RAMM Horse Fencing and Stalls hosted a presentation and book signing event for “Lady Long Rider”, Bernice Ende. She started her first Long Ride in her 50’s traveling 2,000 miles to visit her sister. Currently, she is still long riding with 2 horses, no cell phone, some maps and minimal provisions. After meeting her, here…
Though horses, themselves, aren’t bad for the environment, some of our management practices aren’t quite so eco-friendly. In honor of Earth Day earlier this week, I thought I’d share a few tips on how you ‘green’ up your farm. Manage Manure One of the biggest problems with keeping horses is managing their manure. When spread…
you will know that I recently started riding my trainer’s horse, Hamster, whenever I have the chance. (If you would like to catch up and read my Hamster blog post click here.) For as long as I have owned Chloe, I have pretty much exclusively ridden her. In fact, I have probably sat on less…
It’s that time of year when flies come back into our lives. When you have horses, livestock, and other animals flies are inevitable. Luckily, there are things we can do to manage and minimize the pesky insects! Today, I’m sharing what I do to minimize flies at my farm. Manure Management It is important to…
Remember your grade school art class? You learned that the primary colors; red, yellow, and blue were the source of all other colors. Secondary colors; orange, green, and violet come from mixing two primary colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. Suddenly, your plain blue skies could look quite stormy! Pretty exciting…
No matter how long you’ve been riding you’ve likely come up with a few horsey dreams. These are things that you hope to accomplish, experience, or even purchase. Why not turn those wishes into an equestrian bucket list. A bucket list is a little more intense than a ‘to do’ list; it’s your biggest goals….
Removing cobwebs, scrubbing water troughs and feed buckets, and reorganizing the feed and tack rooms are all in high order after a long winter just trying to survive the cold. Here are some other cleaning tasks you might not have thought of when going through your spring cleaning routine. Wash Blankets for Summer Storage…
Spring Grooming Hurray! We have transitioned into warmer weather and the much anticipated season of Spring! Our horses are slowly but surely shedding their winter coats and we are all holding our breath to see if dapples will reappear! This time of year always seems to wreck havoc on Chloe’s coat. Her bay coloring can…
