Hello everyone, 2010 is coming to a close and 2011 is right around the corner. I’m working on updating our “Events and Shows” page with new dates and links. If you have a show/event/trail ride/clinic/etc added to this page please comment on this post and copy/paste the following information into it. Date: Title: URL: http://…
Re-Post permission from AlpacaBytes.com My weekend was a busy one. With winter coming so are my winter horse boarders. This year I ended up filling up my 20×35 run-in shed with hay which means I needed a place for the horses to get out of the wind, rain, and snow. The problem? Yeah I’m broke. So…
Re-Post permission from AlpacaBytes.com Hello again everyone! Well this is year 2 of using my Big Bale Buddy. Yes it’s still in one piece with no rips or tears (that I didn’t purposely put there). Click Here for Year 1 Review This year I have a new hay supplier and the bales I’m feeding are…
Re-Post permission from AlpacaBytes.com This year (Fall 2009) I decided to feed round bales to the horses to help keep my chores to a minimum and to make sure the skinny boys have hay 24/7 so they fatten up for me. Last year I fed the bales as is and had a ton of waste. …
Recently we purchased a Wallenstein BXM Chipper Shredder to help with chipping all the trees and scrub brush we took down in our soon to be new orchard area. When considering buying a chipper we thought about going all out and getting the shredder to see if we could make our own livestock bedding. If…
The truth is, no. Horses do not sleep standing up. Adult horses will rest standing up and look quite out of it but they cannot “sleep” standing up. For a horse to actually achieve REM sleep they must lie down and be stretched flat out on their sides. REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is a…
I just love caring for horses. Most folks probably don’t know that each one has their own personality just like the cats and dogs we call our pets. It’s the individuality of each horse that I care for that makes me smile every day. I feed my horses in the indestructible flexible rubber tubs. These…
Most of our horses here in WNY are built for the cold. They are very fuzzy this time of year with thick winter coats to keep them warm in sub zero temperatures. These winter coats are great for battling the cold but not so great for exercising under saddle. Often just a light ride with…
So you want to enjoy your horse during the winter months but every time you hit the trials your horse’s hooves fill up with hard snow making the bottom of their feet look like a snow cone. Not the safest of situations. There are several ways to keep the snow from packing up in your…
