Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a type of digital marketing strategy that helps get your website to the top of the search engine results pages. As an equine business, your customers are likely to be local, or at the very least nearby. For example, if a potential client searches for a “riding school near me” … [Read more…]
One thing that an equine business has in common with practically every other business in the world is that it can often be something of a risky venture. Of course, this can mean risky in the typical ways that any business is risky such as overheads, investment, and market shifts. However, there are specific … [Read more…]
Do you keep animals on a small holding or farm? They could be horses, sheep, goats, pigs, or cattle. Sometimes it’s easy to think that these animals have natural protection for the weather and will be fine during the colder months. They do have some protection, but like you and me they need extra layers when … [Read more…]
A few years ago, an old farmer turned up in our yard. It happens from time to time. He knew my father-in-law from years ago-my husband’s Dad who passed away just after our eldest was born. I had a chat with him and he also knew my husband’s grandfather. He told me tales of drinking, farming and … [Read more…]
Expanding your homestead is going to take quite a bit of money. After all, you’ve got a lot of things to invest in here, and it might take a while for you to really get that expansion project going. However, working out ahead of time what you can afford and when you’ll be able to … [Read more…]
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not one for wrapping kids up in cotton wool or stopping them from rolling around in the mud from time to time. Instead, I think a bit of dirt from getting out and exploring the world is a good thing. At the same time, however, my kids are very … [Read more…]
There are a lot of things that you should be looking into when it comes to improving your homestead and making positive decisions for the future right now. Being able to work on your property and improve it is integral to developing a happier, healthier, and more enjoyable place to live, and this is … [Read more…]
As a farmer’s wife, it interests me to find different methods of farming including sharing tips about the industry itself. However, with changes being made to the world, organic farming is becoming more and more popular. This post will take a look at some of the changes that can be made and the scientific impacts it can have … [Read more…]
As a parent, you need to make sure you’re covering a lot of areas in your quest to raise the healthiest and happiest child possible. Their physical, mental, and social health are all of vital importance, so you need to be switched on an awful lot of the time. While each aspect of life is … [Read more…]
So, ages ago I wrote a post about farming being similar to royalty. It was a tongue-in-cheek piece about heirs and inheritance. Lately though I’ve been thinking of it more seriously. I imagine in most farming families, there are eager children who are desperate to become ‘the farmer’. Do their own thing, explore new ideas, … [Read more…]
