If you’re one of the lucky horse people who finally get to bring their horses home or start that boarding business you’ve always dreamed about, you’ll appreciate this episode. Tips and advice about horsekeeping are plentiful on the internet, but many of them are either unreliable, sketchy, or based on a situation that’s very different than yours. Today’s tips are generic enough to be used just about anywhere, they don’t cost you a fortune to implement, and each one is backed up by credible research. Plus, get the scoop on Helena’s new sand ring in the works. Listen in!
In Washington state, Nina Halvorsen is living her best life with her reining horses at home and a never-ending list of things to do around her farm. It’s what so many of us horse lovers live for! Riding and driving and training our horses is the payoff, but the work that goes into keeping our horses is almost as much fun. In this episode, Nina shares her story of setting up a 4-acre property in western Washington. We talk site planning, strategies for managing water, paddock footing, the pros and cons of different gravel, and more. Listen in and get to know another Stall and Stable friend!
This episode is brought to you by: Lucas Equine Equipment, makers of fine quality stall components and accessories. And, by Tangent Materials, smart fencing for safer farms.
This episode is brought to you by: Lucas Equine Equipment, makers of fine quality stall components and accessories. And, by Tangent Technologies, smart fencing for safer farms.
If there was a deity to worship in the world of barn design, John Blackburn would most certainly fit the bill! John is the principal of Blackburn Architects, inarguably producing some of the world’s most beautiful and practical equestrian facilities today.
With a focus on barns that can safely and elegantly serve horses of all kinds, in all disciplines, John and his team are problem solvers at heart, putting their creative engineering and design minds to work for horse owners all over the globe.
Helena sits down to talk with John Blackburn in this episode to get a feel for what goes into the barn design process, and what the future looks like for both commercial and private equestrian facilities. Listen in!
Are the southwest breezes picking up the manure pile odors and sending them into your kitchen window?
As we wrap up 2020 talking about how we can improve our horses’ wellbeing by improving their environments, today’s discussion is a continuation of that theme with a focus on property design.Â
This episode is proudly sponsored by Lucas Equine Equipment, makers of fine quality stall components and accessories.
Historically, most horse farms were designed and built with human needs in mind, The horses’ needs weren’t necessarily ignored, but they were (and often still are) secondary in the design and planning phases of equestrian properties. But, as we build new farms and update existing ones, we have the chance to change that. We have the chance to create properties that allow our hoses to live within the human construct while still satisfying their basic needs; needs that, when met, create happier, healthier, and better performing athletes– in all disciplines and at all levels.
This is the first in a series on designing horse farms for the 21st century. Our guest is award-winning Landscape Architect, Deborah Cerbone, who will walk us through some of the essential things to consider when first looking at building or renovating a horse farm. Listen in!
We know so much more about our horses needs today than we did 10, 20, or 30 years ago. Research, technology, and the internet have allowed us to learn and share information about horse care like never before. One of things we have learned of late is that healthy horses and hooves depend a lot not just on how much time horses are turned out, but what they do while out there.Â
Paddock Paradise, introduced to the horse world by Jamie Jackson back in 2007, and based on his extensive research of wild American horses, is gradually becoming a more common fixture in American horsekeeping plans. Europe has been on board with this paradigm shift for quite a while. Perhaps it’s time we Americans start re-thinking our property layouts, too. Listen in!
Paddock Paradise isn’t complicated, and it is appropriate for any geographic area of the world.Harmony Horse Farm in Maine has portions of their track set up in a wooded area on their property.From “The Essential Hoof Book“, the image that really got us thinking about going barefoot.
Dutch Hollow Acres – (Definitely check this page out. The owner tracked her horses’ movements and speed while turned out on the track versus grazing field. So cool!)
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