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Home and Acreage

Many horse owners have their horse on the same property as their house along with enough acreage to support their horse’s nutritional needs. Whether you want to design your own property for an overall horse home or you want tips on maintaining your farm or ranch and its acreage, Horse Illustrated has you covered with its articles on home and horse farms. Delve deeper into topics, such as arenas and footing and pastures and fencing. Topics include designing your perfect horse property, building a barn, creating an arena on site and how to maintain that arena, types of footing, pasture maintenance, managing mud, poisonous plants, types of horse fencing, what fencing to avoid, and more.

An Overview of Horse Pasture Management

What do you picture when you think of a horse pasture? Probably a beautiful, rolling carpet of even, green grass.…

2 days ago


How to Build a Riding Arena at Home

Many horse owners dream of owning a home riding arena or facility. Lucky you—your dream has come true. You have…

2 weeks ago

5 Best Types of Fencing for Horse Farms

There are so many details to think about when choosing a new boarding facility or when bringing your horses home,…

2 weeks ago

Preventing Grass Founder

Read on for expert tips on how to prevent grass founder in horses. Picture this: a lush, green field with…

4 months ago

Ten Trees Toxic to Horses

There’s nothing like having some nice shade trees around your pasture to protect your horses from the hot afternoon sun.…

4 months ago

Tips for Spring Pasture Maintenance

These 7 tips for spring pasture maintenance will keep your horses grazing on beautiful, healthy grass all year long. It’s…

7 months ago

Basing Horses’ Ideal Living Situations On Equine Behavior

All horse owners dream of beautiful barns, arenas, and paddocks, but equine behavior and welfare leaders are urging them to…

11 months ago

Keeping Horses and Property Safe in a Storm

Severe thunderstorms with high winds, lightning, and hail are never any fun, but they often pass by without causing any…

11 months ago

Conservation of Equestrian Space

Whether you’re an avid trail rider or more comfortable in an arena, conservation of open space for equestrian endeavors should…

1 year ago

Shade Trees for Horse Pastures

Horses are intelligent, especially when it comes to their own comfort. On a hot summer afternoon, you’ll usually find horses…

1 year ago