QuickTips Index
Types of Horse Board
Here is a description of different types of boarding arrangements you might find at a boarding stable. Learn about full board, part board, pasture board and other boarding situations.
How Much Does it Cost to Board a Horse?
The costs of boarding your horse at a boarding stable can vary greatly. Here are some examples that can affect the cost of horse board and types of board available.
What is A Bosal?
What is a bosal? Find out how bosals are used with horses, how they work and if a bosal is right for your horse. Learn all about bosals.
Make Your Own Barrel Jump Standards
Here's a quick way to make safe jump standards even if you aren't a carpenter. Learn how you can turn two plastic barrels into jump standards.
Choosing a Horse Name
Horse names for your new horse. Find ideas for horse names. Choose a name for your new horse or foal. Here are links, lists and ideas for finding the perfect name for your horse, pony, donkey or mule. Find a name for your new colt, filly, or a stable name for your new horse.
Embarrassing Moments with Horses
Has your horse humbled you or put you in an embarrassing situation? Submit your stories of your most embarrassing moment with your horse. I've shared mine in this article, now it's your turn to describe your humbling or embarrassing moment.
How to Tell if A Horse is Lame on A Front or Back Leg
Is your horse lame on a front leg or back leg? Here's an easy way to tell whether your horse is lame in a front or back leg if you can't see any obvious swelling, heat or injury. How to tell if your horse is lame in the front or back.
You Know You're a Horse Person When...
Finish this sentence: You know you`re a horse person...Is there a saddle in your living room? Do you use a stable sheet as a bedspread and a saddle blanket as a throw rug? Did your child learn to neigh before it said its first word? What are the signs there is a horse in your life? Learn the signs that tell everyone you are a horse person. You know you`re a horse person...
Tipping Riding Coaches or Instructors - Do You Tip Riding Coaches?
A reader asks: Do you give a riding instructor or riding lesson coach tips? Do you tip a riding instructor?
Does My Horse Need a Companion?
Does my horse need a companion? I can only afford one horse. What should I do? Find tips for providing companions for your horse.
Environmental Friendly Tack Cleaning
Find tips for using environmentally friendly methods and products to clean your horse's tack and equipment. Clean saddles, bridles, bits and more the environmental friendly way.
Tips for Maintaining Your Vehicles and Farm Implements
Here are tips to help you take care of your farm implements like tractors, and vehicles like trucks and trailers so they last longer and run cleaner. Help the environment with these earth friendly implement and vehicle care tips.
Horse and Environment Friendly Recycling
Here are tips and ideas for recycling in your horse's stable. Go green with earth friendly tips for horse care and recycling.
Environmentally Safe Stable Care
Find tips for environmentally safe stable care. Go green in your horse's stable with these money and earth saving tips.
Managing Your Horse's Manure
Find out how to re-use and recycle horse manure with these earth friendly manure management tips. Learn about manure composting and other wise to use horse manure.
Natural Pest Control Tips for Your Horse and Stable
Find tips to control pests in your horse's stable or paddocks that are safe for the environment. Environmentally safe pest control tips for horse stables and pastures. Go green in your barns and stable with natural pest control.
Go Green in Your Pasture
Find tips for growing your pastures in a way that is good for the environment and your horse. Environmentally safe pasture care tips.
What is a Port?
Learn about ports on bits for horses. Learn why ports are used on English and western style bits.
Why Does My Horse Stumble?
Horses can stumble when they walk, trot or canter for many reasons. Here are things to consider if your horse is consistently stumbling and you don't know why.
Designing a Run-in Shelter
These tips will help you design your run-in shed, loafing shed, or shelter for your horse. Read these recommendations to where to place your shelter, what the dimensions should be, and other considerations for run-in sheds for horses and ponies.
Blanketing Tips and Tricks
Here are some tips for blanketing your horse, especially during the cold weather. Learn how to prevent belly straps from undoing, leg strap snaps from sticking, chaffing and more.
Spring Barn Maintenance Tips
Spring barn and stable cleaning and maintenance tips and advice. How to clean out stalls, spring clean and plan to avoid problems when winter returns.
How Do I Prevent My Horse From Chewing on the Bit Shanks?
Readers question about training and behavior. Why does my horse chew on the bit shanks and how can I stop it? Learn why horses chew on their bits and what you could do to prevent the habit.
Cleaning Your Gelding's Sheath
How to clean your gelding's sheath. Sheath cleaning.
Help Your Horse Shed Out
Here are tips from forum members on how you can help your horse shed that thick winter coat. Ideas to hasten the shedding process.