I avoid feeding hay in bulk because I fear it will mold and my horses won't eat it, or if they do eat it, they'll get sick. But some horse owners disagree with me and put round hay bales in their...

Recently my neighbors' son showed us his arm covered with horsefly bites. He swears horseflies chase him anytime he gets within a mile of one. His proclamation made me wonder why horseflies bite...

“Do horses need baths?” was one of the first questions my friend asked me after buying his first horse. I advised him to hold off on the baths for the winter season and decided to write a post on...

My friend feeds her horses Bermuda hay, and all of them radiate health; they have shiny coats, great bodies, and tons of energy. Seeing how healthy her horses seem made me wonder about Bermuda's...

My son, who is a huge fan of polo, recently talked about the origin of polo at the dinner table. The discussion aroused my interest in the subject, so I decided to research polo's history and find...

We have a paddock attached to our barn. It's very similar to a small pasture, which confuses my grandson. He often asks me why we call it a paddock and why we don't just turn the horses out into...