Category: Caring for Your Horse

Horse stall doors are essential to a stable, but when designing your stables, a decision that can affect the safety at the barn is whether the stall doors should open in or out. We look at the...

When it comes to building or remodeling your stable or barn, one of the most significant expenses is the wood. Going cheap could be costly in the long run. But then again, even some expensive woods...

Horse owners are a different breed of people. They are capable, and nothing is too much when it comes to caring for their horse. Horse owners quickly learn that caring for a horse requires knowledge...

Horse owners spend enormous amounts of money and time ensuring that their horses remain healthy. It is discouraging to discover that your horse has oozing scabs on its body that appeared to come out...

Some countries and states have imposed striking limits (even banned crops) to protect horses. In an often-quoted example, a jockey in the Kentucky Derby has allegedly whipped his horse around 32...

The bit sits in the horse's mouth and acts as an interface between the rider's hands and the horse's mouth. Horses with sensitive mouths often become unhappy and dangerous to ride unless a...