Horse care

We have all been there.  We buy a horse and take it home and it doesn't match up with that vision we have in our head of what we thought it would be like owning that horse.  Here are the top mistakes people make when buying a horse and what you do to fix it. 1.  Buying an untrained horse.  Many people buy an untrained horse because it's "cheaper".  They plan to train it themselves….

  Having good sawdust to put in your barn is so important.   You want to make sure the sawdust is thick and deep.   After all, happy horses make a happy barn.   

People always wonder how much hay do you feed a horse. A healthy horse needs to be fed on average 2% of it’s body weight.   If it’s winter, or the horse is underweight, or if the horse is being worked hard, you increase that to 2.5-3%.  For example, if you have 1000lb, 15 hand horse, you’ll feed it 20lbs a day of dry matter.  If you have hay bales that weigh 80lbs., then you’ll…