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How to Incorporate Sustainability into Your Farmhouse

By On November 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

If you operate a horse farm, your proximity to nature has likely alerted you to the growing need for sustainability. Things like poor air quality, deforestation, and fluctuating weather patterns are quickly making eco-friendly living not just wise, but a necessity.

Here are a few of the best ways, both bigger and smaller, that you […]

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How to stage a horse property for sale

By On November 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In How To Sell A Horse Property

If you stage a horse property well, you’ll be able to sell it more quickly and more profitably. First impressions matter immensely, so make sure to accentuate all the right sides of your property, the ones people can clearly see. When selling a property in a rural area, there are many things you can do to make it more presentable and appealing – here are a few: Make both exteriors and interiors look impressive and welcoming

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Catching a Horse in the Paddock & Catching a Difficult Horse

By On September 9, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse

They see you coming into the paddock, watch you approaching out of the corner of their eye, heads down, still eating, pretending that they haven’t seen you or heard you when you called them …. and they wait; until you are within a hairbreadth of them and then …  wham; they’re off … racing like the wind with their heads up and tails flying in the wind, you can almost see them laughing at you!

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Ways to keep your equestrian property from selling

By On August 21, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In How To Sell A Horse Property

Today, we will not be focusing on how to start the process of selling and what to do to make this a stress-free experience. Today, we will focus on different ways to keep your equestrian property from selling for one reason or another. Thus, if this is something that may interest you, keep on reading for some helpful tips and tricks.

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Writing The Right Selling Description for A Horse Farm

By On June 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Auction Properties, How To Sell A Horse Property

Understand Your Target Audience
First and foremost, you need to understand your target audience. There is no way you can sell your property if you don’t know who is actually interested in buying it. This is why you need to do the necessary research and determine who will be the most interested in checking out your listings and potentially buying your property.

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Horse Pasture Management

By On May 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Having horses on your own property or farm is fun, but it is by no means an easy task. To be able to take care of a horse or horses, you’ll need to have pastures that you manage properly. With high-quality pastures, you can make sure that your horses have excellent nutrition.
On the surface, it sounds easy, but adequate pasture management is a challenging task, largely due to changing environmental conditions. But do not worry, if you want to know more about pasture management, grazing, and grooming your horses, you’ve come to the right place.

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Build a Horse Farm from the Ground Up

By On January 28, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse

Horse farming is popular among Americans. A study commissioned by the American Horse Council Foundation showed there were 9.2 million horses in 2017. If you want to bring your dream of owning a horse farm to life, here are some tips to get you started. Start with a Concrete Vision Horse farming is one of the toughest forms of agricultural investment. Horses are sensitive animals and they require a lot of care to make a worthy investment. With this in mind, write down your vision and take time to evaluate it, consider what you want from your horse property. Are you interested in breeding, rearing studs for horseracing, start a riding facility, or what’s your vision? Once you have a solid vision, it is easier to get started on the planning stage.

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The Excellent Arena Surface Footing for Dressage. How to Create

By On December 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, How To Buy A Horse Property

Which Is the Ideal Arena Surface?
Well, the ideal arena surface is somewhere in between too hard and too soft. If the arena surface is too soft, it makes the horse work harder and so its muscles can easily become fatigued. This can only lead to muscle injuries, so you will want to avoid that. Instead, the arena surface must offer some resistance to let the horse easily push off.
But, a too hard arena surface can have negative consequences too. In this case, the toes of the horse cannot penetrate the surface, which can lead to an imbalance of the horse when its leg hits the surface. The angles of the joints will change and so his muscles and ligaments will be overwhelmingly burden.

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5 reasons to sell your equestrian farm: how to make it successfully

By On November 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Auction Properties, How To Sell A Horse Property

5 reasons to sell your equestrian farm: how to make it successfully

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Where do horse properties lose the most money?

By On November 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else, How To Buy A Horse Property

with all good things, horse ownership has its downsides as well. For one – it’s not a thing you want to get into without the proper resources. There are many costs related to owning a horse property and maintaining the animals themselves.

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