Shipping a horse can be incredibly difficult and most horse owners probably want to avoid it as much as possible. However, there are some circumstances where it is necessary and there is no way around it. If you are showing your horse, for example, you will need to transport it. In some cases, your horse … [Read more…]
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 of the best thing about living on a farm is that you have so much land to enjoy. Most homesteads have numerous fields which have been in the family for generations. Some of them are used for farming crops, others have livestock, but you still might have some wasted land lingering around. In which case, you … [Read more…]
Horse illnesses have been in the headlines recently due to an outbreak of equine flu at a top stable yard in Cheshire. Like any animal, horses can get ill but, possibly due to their size, they can go down hill quite quickly. Here are ten horse illnesses, diseases and conditions that every horse owner should … [Read more…]
Having a horse or a pony as part of your animals on a farm, or even just as a hobby you have where you keep them somewhere else away from your home can be extremely rewarding. Riding a horse, hacking out or competing can give you such a thrill, and the enjoyment can be beyond … [Read more…]
Looking after a horse or a pony is hard work and a big commitment but it is also very rewarding and, if you have children who are at the age of responsibility, it is a great way to keep their minds engaged and (hopefully) stop them from going down the wrong path with wrong people … [Read more…]
Horses have a very special place in our hearts. While I don’t ride myself (although it is on my 40 before 40 list), I would love for my children to and what better opportunity is there than living on a farm with a livery yard. My eldest is a bit frightened of them but George, … [Read more…]
Summer is here and the weather seems to be playing ball so far. What better excuse do you need for getting out in the big outdoors and experience the countryside? I have come up with ten things you can do in the countryside this year. I don’t want the ideas to be used solely for … [Read more…]
This month’s Women in Farming is a lady with big ambition and a quirky style. Abbie Dixon, 26, is the creative mind behind the independent Manchester based fashion label Bee Sting. Inspired by her horse Makalu’s shoes, Abbie started the brand from her bedroom on the family farm in Bolton, where she grew up. The … [Read more…]
Hannah Russell lives In the Yorkshire Dales with her for horses – Badger, Paddy, Pepper and Little Alf, two dogs – Sasha and Maggie, three guinea pigs Candy, Hamish and Holly, rabbits rabbits Malibu and Muffles and a hamster called twinkle, so there is always something to do. Hannah has lived in the Yorkshire Dales … [Read more…]
