Manure Management

Horse Keeping and Climate Change: Simple Ways to Make a Difference for Earth Day

When it comes to climate change, many feel that things are beyond our control and that we are rocketing towards a new world of environmental change. While this is true in part, there are several simple practices we as horse owners can do to make a difference and help reduce the effects of climate change.

6 Ways for Horse Owners to Participate in Earth Day—While Creating Climate Resilience

As horse owners, we have the unique opportunity to manage animals and land in a manner that contributes to climate resilience. Here are 6 ways to get started while simultaneously benefitting horse health, improving chore efficiency, and increasing your land’s productivity.

Sustainable Horse Keeping Reduces Environmental Impacts

As horse owners, we need to consider the impacts we have on our neighbors and the environment. By increasing our awareness of how we impact the environment and taking steps to minimize that impact, we can help preserve the equestrian way of life that we enjoy.

Pee Spots and Mud Management in Paddocks

Recently, we have tried different options to deal with areas in one particular paddock that have gotten really soupy. We’ve used all the usual techniques for dealing with mud: daily manure management, gravel footing, diverting rainwater, etc. Yet the soupy messes remained...

Quick Tips for Fall Horse Property Management

Now is the time to get ready for winter, before cold, dark, and wet days make chores extra difficult. Here are four quick tips for getting ahead of the issues many horse owners face during the winter months.

Prepare Now for a Chore Efficient Winter

For a horse person it’s hard to get excited about winter unless you are ready and set up for a chore-efficient season for you and your horse. As it is with almost everything, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here are a few key tips for things you can do now to help ease you through those tough times ahead when you least want to deal with winter’s little (and big) surprises.