New Horse Owners Tip Sheet Bundle

Each tip sheet in this bundle is a multi-page PDF packed with full color photographs and guidance from experts in the horse industry. Whether you print them out and store them in a binder or keep them on your digital device, they’re easy to refer back to whenever you need!

This bundle includes:

20 Things Every New Horse Owner Should Know
Owning a horse is a big responsibility and a commitment of time, energy, finances, and resources. It can also be an extremely rewarding and exciting experience when it’s done well. Whether you’re trying to decide if you’re ready to take on horse ownership or just want to assess your current horse management practices, use this checklist to review the basic requirements for owning and caring for an adult horse.

12 Tips for Buying a Horse Property
Keeping your horses at home is a dream for many equestrians, and it provides a variety of benefits. Doing your homework up front will save you time, money, and frustration down the road. Use this handy checklist to find the horse property of your dreams—without the nightmares.

Setting Up Your Horse Property for Maximum Chore Efficiency
Time is precious, especially at the barn. It’s easy to end up spending more time doing chores than riding, which can make it tempting to let things slide when tasks seem overwhelming or difficult. However, doing so can put our horses’ health at risk and make our properties even more challenging to manage. Here’s your go-to guide for streamlining chores so you can get back in the saddle as soon as possible!

Build the Perfect Horse Shelter
Horses need protection from extreme heat, driving rain, and severe cold. This can be anything from a basic run-in shed to a larger structure like a barn with stalls, but regardless of what your shelter looks like, there are a few things to consider to ensure it addresses the needs of both you and your horse.

Choosing the Right Horse Fencing
Whether establishing or enhancing a horse property, a primary consideration is selecting the right fencing. Numerous options exist to cater to diverse needs, balancing safety, aesthetics, and budget considerations. Delve into these recommendations to ensure your choice is equine-friendly, low-maintenance, and optimally efficient for daily chores.

Choosing the Right Gates for Your Horse Property
Anything that makes chores more difficult makes it less likely things will get done properly. There is nothing more irritating than not being able to get equipment or deliveries into an area because a gate is too small, or you have to walk “the long way” around a pasture every time you need to move horses or clean a paddock. Learn the art of selecting and adjusting gates to eliminate unnecessary hassles in your daily routine.

7 Top Tips for Spring Horse Pasture Management
It’s that time of year when the grass gets greener and grows fast! But is it time to let your horses begin grazing on the pastures you’ve carefully fenced off all winter? Putting horses out too soon can reduce the productivity of your pastures this coming summer and letting your horses graze too much too quickly can be dangerous to horse health. Here are tips to keep in mind before you open up the gates to the pasture.

Temporary Fencing for Horse Pastures
Temporary fencing is a lightweight, inexpensive, and portable solution for a variety of horse keeping scenarios, including rotational grazing. However, it is vitally important to use the correct materials and setup for your horses, land, and management practices. Follow the simple tips in this guide to put temporary fencing to use on your horse property.

Creating and Using Equine Confinement Areas
The best way to improve your pasture next summer is to keep horses off soggy, dormant grasses this winter. By providing a designated space for your horses during pasture resting periods, you can effectively prevent overgrazing, ensuring a rejuvenated and flourishing pasture for the upcoming seasons. Follow these tips to create and use a horse-friendly, chore-efficient confinement area on your property.

Managing Mud, Dust, and Drainage on Horse Properties
Many horse owners see mud as a universal but unavoidable inconvenience of horse keeping. However, mud can lead to disease, increased insect pests, dangerous conditions for both horses and their humans, and dust in the summer time. Mud also has a serious environmental impact when it pollutes streams, ponds, wetlands, and ground water. Stop mud before it starts with these smart solutions.

How to Compost and Use Horse Manure
Turn your mountain of manure into black gold to use on pastures, food crops, and gardens. Composting benefits your land, your horses and your neighbors by reducing weeds, pollution, flies and pathogens. This tip sheet includes plans for building a three-bin compost system—perfect for operations of any size—plus tips for managing your compost and using it once it’s finished!

Odor Control for Horse Owners
As much as we love them, horses cause a variety of smells which may be particularly bothersome to our non-horsey neighbors. Say goodbye to unpleasant odors with effective strategies for minimizing urine and manure smells, creating a harmonious environment—for everyone’s sake.

Equine Enrichment for Confinement Areas
There are many reasons why a horse might need to be kept in a confinement area, but confinement can lead to physical or behavioral issues unless we’re mindful of our horse’s individual needs. Use this guide to learn simple but effective strategies for creating enrichment opportunities in your horse’s confinement areas.

Water Conservation for Horse Owners
As drought conditions intensify, learn practical strategies to maximize water efficiency in landscaping, pasture irrigation, and stock watering systems. From utilizing native plants to implementing rain barrels and cisterns, empower yourself to make a positive impact on water conservation and mitigate the effects of drought and climate change.

Insect Control for Horse Properties
While there may be a time and place for insecticides, there are environmentally sensitive methods for managing insect populations that should be considered first. Use the alternative control methods in this tip sheet to reduce the amount of insecticides used around your property and thereby reduce your impact on the environment.

FREE Bonus! Emergency Evacuation Planning Checklist for Horses
It’s easy to think fires only happen to other people, but this can lead to tragic consequences. Ensure that you can take action quickly by using this checklist to create an emergency evacuation plan for yourself and your horses.

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