by Lacy Hawkins | Mar 3, 2021 | Horse Care, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Lessons, Riding, Stable Management
Riding and caring for a horse is a great way to teach a child responsibility, compassion, and self-confidence. Horses must be taken care of properly and respected to prevent severe accidents and injuries from occurring. Make sure to teach youth the importance of...
by Lacy Hawkins | Mar 3, 2021 | Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Stable Management
After spending months taking care of your horse in the dark and cold of winter, it’s exciting to be able to look forward to spring. Warm weather and more hours of daylight make riding and general horse care alike much easier and more enjoyable. In order to take...
by Lacy Hawkins | Mar 3, 2021 | Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Stable Management
The most natural diet for horses is composed mostly of grasses containing the essential nutrients that equines need. Even so, after the weather becomes colder, horses often do not have as much access to nutritious grasses. So, they need hay, grasses baled at the...
by Lacy Hawkins | Nov 5, 2020 | Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Stable Management
Grooming a horse is an essential part of every horse owner’s daily and weekly tasks. Grooming is necessary to keep a horse healthy and happy, and forgetting to groom your horse can potentially cause illness or injury. There are many steps when it comes to grooming a...
by Lacy Hawkins | Oct 4, 2020 | Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Stable Management
Horses may not be impacted directly by COVID-19 the way humans are, but their care can be directly impacted by the goings-on in the world. The pandemic has caused new policies and procedures, delays, and even halts in many areas of life. These are the ways that horse...
by Lacy Hawkins | Oct 2, 2020 | Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership, Horses, Lacy Hawkins, Riding, Stable Management
Horses are friendly animals in many cases, but they have feelings that humans need to be mindful of. Treating a horse wrong can startle them, anger them, or even cause them to distrust you. There are some things you should never do around your horse, so read on to...
