Running a barn takes knowledge, planning, and a whole lot of heart. Our Facility Management category offers practical tips, best practices, and real-world guidance for keeping your equine property running smoothly. From daily care routines to safety improvements and efficiency hacks, these articles support barn owners, managers, and horse lovers in creating safe, well-run facilities.
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Tips for Taking care of your Horses and Equines with -50°F Temperatures
Read more: Tips for Taking care of your Horses and Equines with -50°F TemperaturesIf you haven’t seen yet, Wednesday night through Friday morning, we are supposed to get a MAJOR freeze event in Colorado. They are predicting -12°F as the high in places with a -50°F windchill. This means exposed skin (human and horse alike) can get frostbite in as little as 5 minutes. Not to mention our…
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USDA warning: Colorado firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horses
Read more: USDA warning: Colorado firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horsesBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State and federal officials are warning horse owners not to feed their animals Top of the Rockies brand alfalfa cubes after nearly 100 horses developed neurologic illnesses — 45 of which have died or been euthanized. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the warning Saturday. The agency said it’s working with state…
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Holiday Tree Permits Available for BLM Land
Read more: Holiday Tree Permits Available for BLM LandIf you are looking for a Christmas or Holiday tree for your farm or ranch, consider cutting your own tree from BLM lands! CAÑON CITY, Colo. – This holiday season, permits are available for cutting trees on Bureau of Land Management public lands in the San Luis Valley and Royal Gorge field offices through Dec. 24,…
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Tips to Beat the Wind in Colorado for Horse and Equine Owners
Read more: Tips to Beat the Wind in Colorado for Horse and Equine OwnersIf you have been in Colorado for a little while, you will surely have experienced one of our *delightful* windy days. Gusts up to 100mph at times. This poses some problems for us horse, equine, and livestock owners. Here are just a few ways to make life easier in these extreme wind events.
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Bees and Horses, How to Coexist
Read more: Bees and Horses, How to CoexistIf you are struggling with bees bothering your horses this spring like I am, I feel your frustration! Nothing has bloomed yet, we are having loads of warm days in between the snowstorms, and the bees are HUNGRY AND CONFUSED! My issues with the bees started extra early this year, in late February. Not to…
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Inexpensive Nanny Cams for your Horses!
Read more: Inexpensive Nanny Cams for your Horses!I’ve been looking for a way to monitor my horses in their paddocks for a while. The issue I ran into is there isn’t electricity for the cameras, and the WiFi signal isn’t great outside (we don’t have a booster or anything outside). We have a Blink system on our house so I really hoped…
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Grass Seeding for Small Acreage Property
Read more: Grass Seeding for Small Acreage PropertyIf you are anything like the majority of property owners in Colorado, you face the constant battle of keeping your grass healthy and the weeds at bay. Luckily we have some great resources available to us to help keep our property maintained and healthy.
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An Inexpensive Way to Film Your Rides when you are by yourself
Read more: An Inexpensive Way to Film Your Rides when you are by yourselfHave you been looking for a way to film your rides, when you don’t have a friend/trainer/partner/etc. around? It looks like Pivo has recently stepped up their game for us equestrians.
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What does the Stay-at-Home Order Mean for Me and my Horse?
Read more: What does the Stay-at-Home Order Mean for Me and my Horse?With this tragic COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic that has hit the world, many states are issuing Stay-at-Home orders (including Colorado). While every municipality/county/state is going to be different, we will highlight some of the important facts for you especially revolving around us here in Colorado.
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Homemade Fly Spray
Read more: Homemade Fly SprayAre you looking for a good DIY flyspray that you can make at home? One that actually works? Look no further. This is made with mostly natural ingredients and is much less harsh on your skin/lungs/everything else it gets on.
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Una moved to Colorado in 2007 and started the Colorado Horse Forum as a way to meet other equestrians in the area. Una now rides and competes in dressage. She operates a small dressage horse breeding program in Castle Rock.
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