Barney Ward Passes Away

Barney from his youth, commented, “Barney was Barney. But if Barney was your friend, he would go to the end of the earth for you. It was a shame USEF…

39 Green Horsekeeping Tips

…fans in the barn but also the lights and appliances in their home. A computer in the house switches on the barn fans according to the temperature in summer; they’re…

Rodents: The Uninvited Guests

…places to hide. If the area around the barn is clean, they won’t have much cover when trying to get to the barn—and will be easier prey for cats, hawks,…

How to Fireproof Your Horse Barn

…debris. Reduce your risk of barn fire–and keep your horses safe–with careful maintenance, planning and attention to barn fire prevention. | Photo by Kate Lindon 2. Protect against lightning. Intall…

Keep Your Horse Barn Open In The Winter

…far healthier living outside than in a barn. For our December Issue of the Horse Journal, associate editor Margaret Freeman wrote a commentary called ?Open Barn=Healthy Barn,? in which she…

Barn Blind

…to house llamas and a speedboat: being barn blind means being able to see what you can do with someone else’s idea of a perfect barn! ? 2002 Suzanne Drnec…

Married with Horses: For the Love of Cows

…the dime-sized front door, the poor creature would end up with motion sickness every time the wind blew. In the barn, the horses stood silently in their blankets. The barn

Barn Building

…issue. I’d bet you already know the design of your new barn. We did. We’d seen a lot of barns and looked at photos of others. We settled on a…

Hazard-Free Barn

…be grounded. Fire Prevention Fire safety falls into its own hazard category. To make your barn as fire-safe as it can be: Allow no smoking in your barn, ever. Post…