When I was 12 years old, my neighbor offered me a job mucking out stalls at her barn. With the money I made, I paid for riding lessons on my neighbor’s older Appaloosa. But the experience taught me a ...
Horse Companionship: Why Your Horse Needs a Friend and Which Animals Are the Best?
Horses are beautiful animals that provide incredible emotional support to humans, but how can you tell if your horse needs company? And, why is companionship important for horses? Like humans, ...
A Getting Started Guide to Raising Draft Horses on Your Homestead
Is there anything more iconic than the image of a Percheron hauling a plow across a section of pasture? I don’t think so! That’s why so many farmers are returning to the idea of using ...
35+ Plants That Are Poisonous to Horses
Anyone who spends a lot of time around horses knows that there are horse-friendly plants and those that are harmful to them. Unfortunately, our equine friends don't always know which are which. As a ...
The 10 Best Draft Horse Breeds to Help You on the Homestead
Before monikers like John Deere, Kubota, and New Holland were household names, every small and large farm alike was familiar with a different set of names. Belgian, Percheron, Clydesdale, ...