Looking after horses can be challenging. There are so many elements to balance to keep your horse healthy. Maintaining the right weight on your horse is a major part of your responsibilities as a ...
7 of the Best Fish For Your Backyard Pond
When you have a pond, you want to ensure that it’s full of healthy, happy fish. But how do you pick the right species? The choice of fish can be overwhelming. Therefore, depending on your pond size ...
The Basics of Horse Grooming for Beginners
Horse ownership is exciting, but bringing your first horse home can also be overwhelming. Providing day-to-day care at first is often full of questions. Am I doing this right? Am I doing enough? What ...
Why The Connemara Pony Is Perfect For Your Homestead
Connemara ponies are known for being among the friendliest and most intelligent horses. Their easy-to-tame nature and incredible versatility make having them on your property a delight. Connemaras ...
3 Adorable Bee Waterers You Can DIY This Weekend
Pollinating plants all day is thirsty work! Fortunately, we can help bees out by providing safe havens where they can stop to sip and chat with their fellow workers briefly before moving along. ...
7 Common Horse Diseases and How to Treat Them
When you look after horses, you want to make sure they're healthy and happy at all times. But sometimes, despite your best efforts, your animals can get sick with various diseases. Even with our best ...
7 Ways to Befriend a Horse and Develop a Healthy Relationship
There are a couple of different schools of thought when it comes to horse training. One is to "break" the animal's spirit so it becomes tame and obedient. The other is to befriend and cultivate a ...
9 Livestock Hybrids You Should Know About
Livestock hybrids are a fascinating and often unfamiliar aspect of homesteading. Some hybrids, like mules, are so common that we often forget they’re hybrids altogether. Others like the sheep-goat ...
How to Stop Your Dog From Eating Garden Mulch
When you’re caring for your garden the last thing on your mind might be making the space dog friendly. I mean, it probably never occurred to you to worry about your dog eating mulch, because what’s ...