stable management – STALL AND STABLE

This episode is brought to you by: Lucas Equine Equipment and Tangent Materials.

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!

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EP 67: 10 Tips for Better Barn Management

May 19, 2021January 3, 2023

This episode is brought to you by Load Trail Trailers and Purina Omega Match.

Barns are the perfect proving grounds for efficient management and thoughtful design.

There are many different ways we can improve upon our daily chores – from setting up feed and turning horses out, to sweeping up after all of those picked hooves. This week, I’m sharing a few observations and tips that can keep your barn chores flowing and efficient. Plus, one more update on Siouxsie and the Solitary Witch. Listen in to find out how we fared on the return trip to Hoo Hollow!

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EP 35: A Composting Solution for Barns

March 18, 2020June 13, 2022

This episode is proudly sponsored by: Lucas Equine Equipment – Seamless. Flawless. Timeless.

Meghan Hamilton runs a lovely, quality dressage training facility in southern New England. Like all horse owners, managing the manure pile is something she calculates into the cost of doing business. Unlike others, however, Meghan’s manure pile isn’t in her debit column. Nope. Meghan has actually turned her horses’ manure into a profit center using a pretty straightforward composting system. And the best part is that she funded a good chunk of it with funds from her state’s agricultural division. Listen in and learn!

Cornerstone Compost System

See photos of more O2 Compost System

Agricultural Grants and Assistance Programs (MA)

Ditch Witch for Digging Trenches … if that’s the kinda thing you, uh, dig. 😉

Ditch Witch Trench Digger

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EP 30: Emma Ford Returns with Horsemanship Tips

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

World Class Grooming Pro, Emma Ford, returns to Stall and Stable to chat with us about some interesting tips from her clinic in Rhode Island a few weeks ago.

We talk winter blanketing, turnout, horse care, and transporting Olympic horses by air and by truck. We also chat about what kinds of things the team at Phillip Dutton Eventing do in order to prepare their horses for a possible run for the gold in Tokyo this year. As always with Ms. Ford, it is a very interesting and fun conversation. Listen in!

Photo: Brittany Adams

Show Notes:

Guest: Emma Ford / World Class Grooming & Dutton Eventing

Get the Book: World Class Grooming for Horses

Emma Recommends: Horseware Ireland Turnouts

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EP 24: Itchy Professionals

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

I think we’ve all experienced that dreaded moment when your farrier says, “I have bad news; I’m moving to the moon.” Ha! It doesn’t matter where she or he is moving, if they can’t take care of your horses feet anymore, they may as well be moving to the moon. Your heart sinks, you start to sweat, and then the real panic sets in. Where on earth am I going to find someone as good?!

Or maybe you run a boarding barn and your stall mucker showed up late one too many times for her own good. Where do you start? Craigslist? Indeed? Your local paper? Just the thought of all this logistical malarkey is enough to make any horse person break out in hives. And that’s what we’re talking about today – a new online service that connects horse owners with horse professionals.

Oh, and we’ve got something to say about hives, as well. If you’ve ever handled hay and walked away with itchy, screaming welts or hives, you don’t want to miss this episode, so listen in!

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Cool Business / Product Featured in this Episode:

HorseWise, Equestrian Professional Finder

Straw Itch Mites

Straw Itch Mites on PestWeb

All About Mites from NC State Extension

Public Health Fact Sheet from OK State Dept of Health (PDF)