Barn

Style, Substance and Barn Design

In this adaptation from Horse Housing: How to Plan, Build and Remodel Barns and Sheds (Trafalgar Square Books), Richard Klimesh and Cherry Hill describe the basics of better barn building, including layouts and roof shapes. | MORE

55 Tips for Better Barn Function

By Sally Silverman

Building a new barn or refitting an older one? Three experts explain how to create the safest, most efficient home for your horse. | MORE

Lease Agreements That Work

By Danielle Stilloe

Given the opportunity, most riders would love to have a horse of their own. But sometimes buying is not the most practical option. Leasing may be a good | MORE

Winter Shut Ins: Tips to Make Stall Time Fun and Healthy

It's winter in most parts of the country and horse owners may find their equine friends locked in the barn more frequently and for more hours at a | MORE

Create a Private Locker in a Horse Stable

If you're a boarder, and you're lucky enough to have a private locker in the stable to store all of your horse gear. Learn how you can make | MORE

EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Stall Flooring

By Dr. Joyce Harman

What type of stall flooring is best for your horse? Dr. Joyce Harman outlines what works in this edition of EquiSearch.com's Ask the Vet. | MORE

Experts Weigh In on Horse Grain Storage

By Maureen Gallatin

Grain Storage Tips Think "cool, dry, and bug-free." Buy feed from a reputable dealer. Clean out your feed area weekly. Dump opened feed into bins with tight-fitting lids. | MORE

Reducing Horse Bedding Use in Barns

By Alayne Blickle

Using less bedding for your horse stall in your barn will save you time and money. Less horse bedding use means cleaning horse stalls will be easier and | MORE

Barn Fire!

Laurie Loveman Laurie Loveman majored in agriculture at Ohio University, where she also taught a college physical-education course in horseback riding. When her friends lost their daughter in | MORE

The Perfect Small Boarding Barn

By Sandra Cooke

Dream versus reality: what one horseowner--and former boarder--learned from starting a boarding barn and testing the adage, "To get it done right, do it yourself." | MORE