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Horseback Riding on the Beach\ title=88

Horseback Riding on the Beach

Tips for horseback riding on the beach, how to prepare your horse and what to pack.

18 comments    horseback riding state parks
Storing Hay for Horses\ title=85

Storing Hay for Horses

Storing Hay for Horses Is hay made of gold these days? Gas prices and drought have skyrocketed the cost of feeding horses quality hay in the last year. If they haven't done it before, many horse owners plan to buy their hay for the next year...

4 comments    hay feeders hay shelter
Signs and Stages of Pregnancy in the Mare\ title=82

Signs and Stages of Pregnancy in the Mare

Knowing what to expect during your mare's pregnancy and the foal's birth can be life-saving to both the dam and the foal.

19 comments    waxing placenta mare
How to Plan and Pack a Picnic\ title=84

How to Plan and Pack a Picnic

My mama and daddy loved to go fishing, but my favorite part of the fishing trip was the picnic Mama always packed. It is amazing how were survived when I think back to the fried chicken wrapped in waxed paper and deviled eggs that were packed into...

11 comments    advice family how to
The Eastern Cougar in North Carolina\ title=82

The Eastern Cougar in North Carolina

Cougars and an unidentified large black cougar-like cat have been sighted in North East North Carolina as recently and September 2011.

4 comments    cougar puma panther
Balance Seat Horsemanship\ title=83

Balance Seat Horsemanship

What keeps you from falling off your horse? No, it's NOT the saddle horn! It is balance. Sounds to simple to be true? Read on, and you will see that it really is simple. Yes, it is true. The key to "not falling off Ole Paint" is keeping your...

5 comments    balance position horsemanship
Equine Infectious Anemia Controversy\ title=82

Equine Infectious Anemia Controversy

"I had a Coggins pulled in April. Unknown to me, he became infected in September. I took him to a show in October, and in November with a negative Coggins. Though he had a fever for a day or so, we...

4 comments    eia coggins agid
Horse Barn Lighting\ title=81

Horse Barn Lighting

A good rule of thumb, whether building a new facility or remodeling an old one, is "plan for all the lighting you know you will need, then add some more." In the horse business there is usually expansion, planned or not. We seem to under-estimate...

7 comments    lights fixtures fluorescent
If a Snake Bites Your Horse\ title=78

If a Snake Bites Your Horse

Knowing what to do in case your horse is bitten by a poisonous snake can mean the difference in a serious or not so serious situation.

18 comments    rattlesnake trail riding slough
Horse Questions You Never Thought to Ask\ title=79

Horse Questions You Never Thought to Ask

Having volunteered twenty-plus years in the 4-H horse program I have coached a few quiz bowl teams. Most questions in those contests come from horse science textbooks, dealing with equine anatomy, physiology and health. Horse management, colors,...

13 comments    horse trivia suffolk
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