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Free Equine Nutrition Course
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Long time no see, Barnmousers!
I can hardly believe I didn't think to post this here, and there is still time left to enroll and get a certificate! The University of Edinburough has a free Equine Nutrition Course going on (currently week 4 of 5) and the course load is all on your schedule! I missed a wee...
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Dust control?
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I saw this thread over on LinkedIn, and I am curious what my fellow Barnmousers think? (http://goo.gl/8fX7O) In our covered round pen (even being only moderately used right now in the Winter) we have a dust problem. Just walking through it kicks up enough dust to cause problems for our two elderly Pa...
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Restoring and Reviving old saddles
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Yesterday I was given a wonderful old english saddle. here is a different challenge . I have never had the good graces of restoring and bringing back to life an old saddle. Now I do understand I need to make sure the saddle is in working condition but what different methods could I use to bring this saddle...
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Mice in the Barn
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It is that time of year when the mice like to move indoors (into the feed room!), what do you do to control populations around your barn? Employ cats and/or other tactics?
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Best grooming advice for grey horses
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I was just wondering what shampoos everyone uses for grey horses? Also my grey horse has the worst tail, it dosn't have much fullness to it and I dont want to spend the money for a tail extension. Is there any shampoos or conditioners out there that would help increase fullness or growth. Also any advice...
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More about Fires and Horses: How to Prepare for Wildfires
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http://www.barnmice.com/profiles/blogs/horse-owner-s...
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Top 5 things you need to know about Barn Fires
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Courtesy of: Canada’s Farm Animal Councils www.livestockwelfare.com The vast majority of barn fires occur late at night or early morning hours,often going undetected until flames are showing. Due to the locations of barns, by the time the fire department arrives, the barn is quite often fully in...
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Keeping Tack Organized
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How does everybody keep their tack organized and in an orderly fashion in a boarding situation? Do you keep it in a tack trunk or box if there are no lockers available? If you're a facility owner who provides boarding, what sort of space do you allocate for client's tack?
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Pros and cons of boarding with a friend
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Hello, I am currently searching for a new place to board my horse at. My priority, besides the best care possible for my horse, is to be close to my Parelli group. I have found a couple of commercial boarding facilities surrounding the area where they are located that I am willing to check out. But my frie...
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Silage? First Cut? Second Cut?
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http://www.barnmice.com/group/barnmicenews/forum/topics/23-horses-die-of-rare-botulism-outbreak-at-maine-farm?x...
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Spring Turnout
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It's that time again, the grass has just taken off here, and a good new dose of rain recently. Sharif is an easy keeper and voracious pasture mower, so I am trying to be proactive this year. I fenced a small extension of his paddock where grass doesn't grow well along the driveway, so he feels like he's &qu...
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Feeding to gain weight - not heat!
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Hi everyone :) Long time since I've stopped by, but as always, this is the first horse forum i turn to when I need a second opinion! My 16.2hh WB gelding has just been moved to a new agistment centre and he has dropped off weight. I think he's a little stressed and he has started fence walking, despite bein...
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What kind of bedding do you use at your barn?
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We use shavings, but sometimes, they are so fine, they create far too much dust. What are the alternatives though? It's hard to find a bedding that is dust-free, cost-effective and readily available!
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Mud
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So now that spring is (hopefully) approaching in my area, looking out the window has reminded me of the mass amounts of mud at a facility that I used to board at. The majority of the mud product being made up of clay at this facility, you dare not leave your boot until summer to retrieve it in the event that...
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Arena Footing
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I was just wondering how important arena footing is to everybody? To me, it is everything! It directly relates to the health, safety and performance of your horse. I was reading about the problems they're having at Greenwich with the footing for the upcoming Olympics (Olympic organisers looking in...
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How do you tell one type of hay from another?
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How do you tell timothy from alfalfa? I believe alfalfa has legumes and timothy is grassy (is that right?). They both look alike to me!
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Fall Pasture Management
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What are your tips on Fall pasture management? Although it is early here, when do you take the horses off of the pasture and switch them to a sacrifice area? Do you fertilize and seed in the Fall?
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Hemp Horse Bedding
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Aubiose horse is a natural bed, made from flax and hemp. CucciolataAubiose is obtained from hemp, an annual grown senzapesticidi fungicide or insecticide. It 'also known as Hemp Horse bedding
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Do You or Don't You Blanket for Winter?
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Just like it sounds, do you blanket your horse for winter or not? I like horses to go naked in the winter if possible, sometimes it just doesn't work out though (horse in training, older horse etc.).
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Different Hays?
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Does anyone here know a lot about hay? What is the difference between first cut and second cut? Also, how can you tell Timothy from Alfalfa or grass hay? do all hays look different enough for someone to tell just by looking? Thanks! -- Edited by Barbara F on Saturday 18th of June 2011 11:28:54 PM
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Fire Works
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I just posted in another area of the forum that the long weekend is fast approaching, which got me wondering -- what does everybody do with their horses when it comes fire works? Does it bother your horse? Do you just bring them inside the barn for the night?
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Flyspray issues!
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Hi all :) Lorenzo has decided that there is a big scary monster living inside my bottle of natural chemical free bug repellant. It has been getting substantially worse over the last few weeks. I have tried the 'pressure on, calm, reward, remove' method but it doesnt seem to be getting any better. A hand...
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Barn Help -Great Dane style
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here is a video of how Odin helps us in the barn
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Odin the Great Dane - learning to be a Barn Dog
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Here is the first in a series of videos I am making with Odin the Great Dane - learning his job as a Horse Farm Dog including helping with chores. This is the first one - On the Way to the Barn - We Found a Dead Bird. [URL=h...
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Barn Camera Issues
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I am trying to set up a barn cam so I dont have to sleep in the barn when my mare is due. It is an old bank barn - stone on the bottom and wood second floor with a metal roof. I would love to do wireless but havent found anything that works so far. Anyone have experience and advice to share? Or a techie's phone...
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Recycled Cardboard Bedding in Ontario
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Hello all! The barn that I ride at currently uses wood shavings (pine) for bedding. Several of the horses there have some degree of respiratory problems (ranging from mild to more severe), likely resulting from dust. I have read that recycled cardboard shavings are dust-free, highly absorbant...
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Horse Hay
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Talk to me about hay! Do you buy it? Do you grow it? Hows the market in your area?
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Wheelbarrow Water Bag Thing?
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Just wanted to share this link that I found for the H2GO Bag, curious to know what others think of it? Would you use it? Do you think it would hold up to stable life? Reminds me of the foldable water containers for camping.
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Box Fan Recall
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Box Fan Recall I thought I would pass this on, in case anyone has this particular fan in their barn. Though you're probably not using it right now ;) Has anyone had problems with fans in their barns before? (electrical problems, horses being afraid of them, etc?) -- Edited by Barnmouser Ash on Thursda...
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Shavings and tips on how to clean the stalls efficiently
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Hello all, I am new to this forum and also new to horses. My daughter adopted 2 horses last year and we are learning as we go. We have just had Stable Comfort mattresses installed and are delighted with them. Before the Stable Comfort, we bedded on straw. I am in my early 60s and found the straw to be ver...
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