All Blog Posts Tagged 'stable management' (10)

How to install the HorseGuard Bi-Polar Tape?

Added by HorseGuard Canada on November 29, 2011 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Indoor versus Outdoor Board – What do the Facts Say?

Indoor versus Outdoor Board – What do the Facts Say?

By Lindsey Forkun, www.LFEquestrian.com…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on January 6, 2011 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Equine Dentistry Traveling 105 Nights A Year REVISITED

A year or two ago I wrote this blog numbering the nights I spent in a hotel serving horse owners. It is not the end of August, 2010 yet and I have already exceeded this number. I am guessing that I will visit a Marriott hotel about 150 times this year.

September 11, 2001 - New London, CT - A beautiful…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on August 23, 2010 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Picking the right Boarding stable for you and your horse.

Today I want to talk about picking the right horse boarding stable. I have been boarding horses for almost 20 years now and have probably been at 10 different stables some great others not so good. Over the next couple of days I will talk about things to look for when picking a stable.

The well being and safety of your horse is of the utmost importance. This…

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Added by Steve Wawryk on April 7, 2010 at 11:05am — 2 Comments

Insurance 101 with Mike King

Hello and Welcome!

Blogging and social networking as a communication environment is one of those great mediums that we are very excited to be a part of.

Our clear objective in joining all of you at Barnmice is to post information on the web about risk management and insurance as it relates to horses and equine activity for everyone’s benefit.

That said, let me tell you about myself and how I got to where we are today.

Some of you may know me as, Mike… Continue

Added by Mike King on January 29, 2010 at 1:31pm — 9 Comments

No more frozen water tanks, your horse will thank you.

For those of you that live in a warm climate you can skip over this tip but for those of us battling the winter weather and freezing temperatures you might want to read this.

Keeping water from freezing is a real concern for many of us. Horses need their water just as much in the winter as in the summer so it is vital we keep our stock tanks from freezing over. Here are a few tips that might help in the battle of the frozen water tank.

If electricity is around try using a… Continue

Added by Steve Wawryk on January 12, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

HOW TO POLISH YOUR BOOTS TO PERFECTION

HOW TO POLISH YOUR BOOTS TO PERFECTION

Ok... I admit I am a little OCD... but its part of my routine when i am getting ready for a show or class... i use the quiet time to go over my test and think about my plan... and boy do my boots shine!! Ruth

1. Start with a clean and DRY boot. (Use a salt remover type product, or water, NEVER EVER a SOAP product. SOAP or oiled products will leave a residue and no matter how hard you try, they will never shine!)

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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on September 13, 2009 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment

New horse stall cleaning study results revealed

A change in your approach to horse stall cleaning might result in improved air quality in the stable, report researchers from Georg-August University of Göttingen, in Germany.

Researchers measured the air quality in the stable with different bedding types (wheat straw, wood shavings and straw pellets) and mucking out regimens. The experiments were carried out in an enclosed, roofed stable with five box stalls housing two warmblood mares with foals and two warmblood riding… Continue

Added by Sarah at HorseJobs.ca on September 11, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Biological Control Of Flies in Equine Stables

Flies are very difficult to control because traditional methods only focus on the adult stage. This may bring a sudden “knock-down” effect, but it is normally short lived and soon after you have the same problem.

Biological control introduces natural enemies of flies that instinctively prey upon or parasitize them in their immature stages. The industry is heavily regulated, and any commercial products must be indigenous and not harmful to any other non-target organisms before being… Continue

Added by Frank Marchetti on July 6, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

Controlling Flies in Equine Stables

When springtime arrives the earth is warmed up and it bounds back to life. Most of that life is very welcome, but some of it we would rather do without. One such example we equine lovers have to deal with are those pesky flies. Why do horses and flies go hand in hand anyway? The answer is because the horses provide flies with an abundance of their favourite breeding ground: manure. If we can limit fly population where they breed by introducing natural enemies, then it becomes a long-term… Continue

Added by Frank Marchetti on June 17, 2009 at 10:56pm — 4 Comments