Horses are fantastic yet pretentious animals. You’ll need time, land and patience to raise, them, not to mention resources.
Nevertheless, raising horses can be really fun, and you can even turn this into a profitable business in a number of ways.
If you want to own a horse, you’ll need to know how much land you need. Horses are huge animals, and this isn’t something you can get wrong. Not having enough space can lead to overcrowding and stress for your horses, plus lots of logistical issues for you. Everyone has their own opinions on the …
Every homesteader I know is concerned about the environment and knows that we all need to be proactive to save the world we live in. As we all strive, as homesteaders, to be self-sufficient, we have such an opportunity to contribute to the salvation of endangered breeds and species. Many of us choose to use …
Horses are some of the most majestic and most useful animals ever domesticated by mankind. They pull our wagons, plow our fields, let us cross vast distances and difficult terrain quickly and even carry us into war. In keeping with their centuries-long importance, entire dynasties have been founded around the breeding and rearing of horses. …
It is a question that is nearly as old as recorded history. At first glance, it may seem like a silly question. After all, horses have been running around barefoot, or rather barehoof, for thousands of years. But at some point in the distant past a horse was first shoed and they seemingly have been …
Horses have been a part of human history for centuries, and their hooves have long been considered an important part of their health. In fact, the practice of shoeing horses dates back to ancient times. But do horse shoes actually do more harm than good? No, there is no conclusive evidence that horse shoes are …
I’m an animal lover and a few years ago my family purchased a few horses and my sisters, and I started taking riding lessons. It took me a while to get used to it, but it was fun once I’d gotten into it. Now, horses are popular on farms and homesteads as vehicles both for …
