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Stable Vices In Horses

Horses and vicesHorses that are stalled can develop stable vices. These vices usually develop from boredom because of lack of exercise, being isolated, excess energy, hunger and it can also be a nutritional imbalance.

Horses are grazing animals and therefore are meant to be out in search of food all day plus they interact with each other. These vices can be very frustrating and if not taken care of they can lead to health issues such as weight loss, colic, ulcers and more.

They can also cause nervousness, anxiety, injuries, hoof damage and lameness. Some of these behaviors are reinforced at feeding time. For example, a horse that paws or kicks the stall will usually [Read more…] about Stable Vices In Horses

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Feeding Horses From A Round Bale

If you feed your horses by peeling hay off of a round bale this simple tip may help you out. I hate it when I cut the netting off and the hay starts falling all over the place. Before you cut the net all the way off do this, cut the top portion of the net then take a long piece of twine and place it around the top of the round bale and tie it off.

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See How Easily You Can Put Hay in a Haynet


 

Don’t you hate struggling to put a flake of hay into a haynet? Seems like no matter how you hold it or where you put it the flake just does not want to go in the net. Sometimes you wind up wearing some of the hay not only in your hair but down your blouse. I know I’ve lost my patience before trying to get a flake of hay in the opening.

After struggling with haynets I knew there had to be a better way. At first I opened them [Read more…] about See How Easily You Can Put Hay in a Haynet

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5 Tips To Make Your Life Easier Around the Barn

Barn TipsWe all love things that will help us save time at the barn, right? I know we’ve heard it from the experts before work smarter not harder. When you have horses sometimes you have to be creative as they take a lot of time.

Don’t get me wrong as I don’t regret having them or the hours I spend cleaning buckets, mucking stalls or raking the isle way. After all, I knew what I was getting into when I got horses.

 

Here are 5 tips to make your life easier around the barn

Issue: Bridles, halters and leads laying all over the place.

Solution: Use your empty tuna cans and mount them in the barn as they are the perfect shape for holding bridles and halters.

 

Issue: Grain sacks are sitting out in the open and in the way

Solution: use an old chest freezer with the locking mechanism removed to store your feed. The old freezer can also be a great place to store your winter blankets.

 

Issue: You are seeing mice in your tack/feed room

Solution: Use Peppermint essential oil on cotton balls placed around the room it will help to keep mice out of your tack or feed room.

 

Issue: The water buckets get coated with hard water residue

Solution: Use scrunchie’s they are great bucket scrubbers, if you need some abrision add salt.

 

Issue: There is always dust all over your tack hanging up

Solution: Take a see through shower curtain and affix it to the wall above the tack hooks. With the see through curtain you can see what tack you want to grab.

 

What tips do you have to share please leave them in the comments below.