Horse Owners - Are You Ready For Spring? Believe it or not, it is almost spring after most of us had a rough, long winter. With the oncoming nice weather, it is time to start a "spring check-up". This involves inspecting your pastures, fencing, barn, tack and facili
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02/28/2018
Understanding Your Drinking Water Supply and Septic System Do you have a well on your property? Are you making sure that your well water is safe and drinkable? What about a septic system? Do you know if the septic is working correctly? If the answer is no or I
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02/26/2018
A Horsey Valentine Wish Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. It is for friends, family, pets and our beloved horses. Show them all the love you have for them and how much you appreciate them for who they are. Spend some time with them, enjoying each other's company.
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02/14/2018
The Short Lived Farm Warming Present - Part I The horses were moved onto to the horse property, now that it was ready for them. Once they inspected their new surroundings, they quickly settled in and felt at home. We knew a local farmer, who was also a friend of ours. Once we had moved our hor
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02/13/2018
Final Preparations of the Horse Farm The long term unwanted tenants were finally evicted from the horse property (at least I hoped they were). It was time to tackle the next project on hand: the run-in shed. Before I go any further, let me explain to you what this run-in shed looked like. It w
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02/12/2018
Evicting The Current Residents From the Property Challenge Now that the fence posts were in the ground, we had to tackle the next big challenge . . . . and this was certainly a big one. Since the property only housed a few horses before we bought it, the groundhogs had moved in. In case you
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02/08/2018
Getting the Property Ready for My Horses to Come Home Now that we had found our horse property in Eastern Pennsylvania, the real work was about to begin. It was time to prepare the acreage so that I would be able to bring my horse home. Local zoning stated that in order for the property to be
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02/06/2018
In Search Of My Horse Property in Eastern Pennsylvania Years ago, I bought my first horse, which I kept at my trainer's farmette. It was great to have my horse boarded there so I can have her help me train him and have lessons on him, but the commute was a hassle,
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02/05/2018
Pennsylvania Equine Activity Immunity Act The Pennsylvania Equine Activities Liability Act, proposed by the Pennsylvania Equine Council, was signed into law December 23, 2005 and took effect February 23, 2006. This Bill protects owners from lawsuits, where no
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01/30/2018
Trust and Patience Will Lead to Success A few years ago, I had adopted an Off-the-Track Thoroughbred mare. She was trained to have a saddle and a rider on her back, but had no other real training. All she knew was once a rider got on her back, she had to run ar
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01/17/2018