The Top Entries from Lighthoof’s #BarnLifeHack Contest
Well everyone, we asked, and boy did you deliver! If it’s new and innovative barn lifehacks you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. We wrapped up our #Barnlifehack contest a few weeks ago, ...
Spring Pasture Management: Get a Jump on Lush Fields
If one of your goals for this summer is to bring your pasture land to fruition, getting a jump on your land’s health by focusing on spring pasture management is going to be key. For a variety of re...
Projects for Spring: Get Your Barn Ready for Warmer Months
It seems everywhere you look, spring is teasing equestrians across the nation. As temperatures start to warm up, horse people tend to get stir crazy. Hopefully you were able to stay busy this winte...
Rain Rot: Spring Showers Bring Skin Problems
With the coming of spring, horse owners everywhere have a few annoying issues to deal with. Aside from frisky horses out in the paddock and the perpetual and seemingly endless mud problem, an eques...
The Best #BarnLifeHack You Wish You'd Thought of Sooner
We’ve all been there. You walk through a friend’s barn or someone else’s boarding facility and you spot that ingenious #BarnLifeHack that is so brilliant you don’t know why you hadn’t thought of it...
Preparing for Foaling Season - Getting Ready for Your New Arrivals
While most of us are still trying to keep waterers from freezing, horses warm and well fed, and the ground in our paddocks from turning into a sloppy mess, breeders are considering foaling season. ...
Keeping Your Horse Warm During Winter Months
Winter should be in full swing in your neck of the woods. If there’s no snow on the ground, you’ve probably at least had the pleasure of breaking a frozen water bucket or two. Life around the barn ...
Frozen Ground: How to Manage the Melt
If you’re a barn or stable owner that sees the hard frozen temperatures in winter and dreads the inevitable spring thaw, now is a great time to consider ways to manage your soil and footing options...
Safe Holiday Barn Decorating – Plants that are Poisonous to Horses
As the holidays grow nearer, if you haven’t already decked the halls with festive baubles and garland, now’s the time! Christmas barn decorations are a great way to bring the festive season to your...
Mud FAQ Continued - Why Ground Stability is as Important as Drainage
In our previous installments we gave you some great ideas on what to look for when you’re trying to clean up the mud on your property. Risk factors, soil composition, maintenance were all discussed...
It’s a dream of almost every equestrian: bringing your horses home. Whether you’ve already done so, and want to improve your property, or you’re getting ready to build a new facility, we have some ...
How to Prevent Erosion in Horse Pasture Management
Soil erosion is common on horse farms. Walk around your farm and you’ll probably see tell-tale collapsing of soil on hillsides and ledges. During a hard rain, is the water running down your hills d...
Why Fabric Isn’t a Good Mud Management Solution for Horse Paddocks
Many of us have tried laying outdoor fabric under our paddock footing to try and prevent mud. Keeping horses is quite an expense and anywhere we can save a dollar or two, we’re tempted! So when som...