Articles in this section:
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Barn Skills & Management
- Nap Time! When and Why Young Horses Lay Down
- Night Lights and Music in the Barn
- Horse Insurance 101
- How to Introduce a New Horse to the Herd
- How to Reduce Dust in Horse Barns
- How to Safely Store Equine Medications
- Things to Know Before Building a Barn or Arena
- Tips for Choosing a New Barn
- Tips for Keeping Your Tack Room Organized
- Turning Out Your Horse: To Boot or Not to Boot?
- Using Sonar Devices Around Horses
- Tips for Tack Trunk Organization
- Tips for Juggling Busy Schedule and Horses
- Managing an Organized Feed Room
- Keeping Track of Your Horse's Yearly Wellness Requirements
- Winterizing & Organizing Tips
- Questions to Ask a New Boarding Barn for Your Horse
- Preventing Horse Barn Fires
- What’s Stressing Your Horse? Signs, Triggers & Relief
- Pre-Purchase Exams
- Types of Horse Fencing for Farms
- How to Use Fly Stoppers
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Blanketing & Seasonal Care
- Considerations for Blanketing When Trailering Your Horse
- How to Fold a Blanket
- Top Heavy Turnout Blankets
- Uncovering Horse Blanketing Q&A
- Blanket Shredders - Help for Horses That Destroy Blankets
- Coolers & Fleeces
- Must-Haves for Winter Barn Chores
- To blanket or not to blanket?
- How to Keep Flies Off Horses Eyes
- How to Use Fly Stoppers
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Grooming
- Clipping a Horse’s Whiskers
- How to Button Braid
- How to Groom a Horse for Beginners
- How to Help a Short Forelock Grow
- Horse Grooming Tools Guide
- Trimming Ergots and Chestnuts on Horses Legs
- Picking the Right Horse Deshedding Tools and Brushes
- Bathing: How Much is Too Much?
- Craft the Perfect Quarter Marks on Horses
- How to Do Hunter Braids
- Shortening Thin Manes
- How to Pull a Mane with No Muss and No Fuss
- How do you get a horse used to a vacuum?
- Is a Vacuum the Answer to Your Winter Grooming Struggles?
- Yin & Yang – The Happy Balance of Keeping Your White Horse White and Your Black Horse Black
- Secrets to an Effective Horse Show Grooming Routine
- How to do dressage braids
- Ask the Groom – Cold Weather Bathing
- Shedding Season Strategies to Help Your Horse Shed Faster
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Tack & Equipment
- Bridle Guide
- When and How to Use Studs in Horseshoes
- How to Choose Boots for Your Horse
- How to Choose the Right Halter
- How to Put Together an English Bridle
- How to Put Together a Western Headstall
- Horse Tack and Leather Care Guide
- Does My Bit Fit?
- Choosing the Riding Stirrups That Are Right For You
- How to tell if your saddle has a broken tree featuring Kate Ballard
- Minimizing the Saddle Shopping Woes
- SmartPak's Top Ergonomic Tack Picks
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Training & Showing
- Ground Pole Exercises to Strengthen and Have Fun
- How to Design a Hunter Course
- How to Design an Equitation Course
- Hunter Jumper Horse Show Packing List
- Tips for Hosting a Horse Show
- 15 Hunter Jumper Show-Day Secrets From the Judge
- Picking Color Schemes for Your Hunter Jumper
- Gymnastic Jumping Exercises
- Taking on a project horse
- Fall in Love with Hunter Paces
- Staying Organized on Show Day
- Benefits and risks of working my horse on hills
- Attitude Dos and Don'ts
- Handling Horse Show Nerves
- Seven Steps to Sidesaddle Success!
- Planning and Setting Riding Goals for the Year
- Dressage Seat Equitation: Calling all adult amateurs!
- Adjusting Yearly Riding Goals
- How to Design a Musical Freestyle
- SmartPaker Danielle's Top Tips for Riding Nerves
- Smart Tips for Winter Rides
- Getting Back into Gear: Spring Riding!
- 8 Simple Steps to Freestyle Bronze
- 10 Tips for Surviving “Behind the Scenes” at a Horse Show
- Extreme Mountain Trail Riding
- Tips for Trying Horses
- 4 Ways to Make Winter Riding More Fun
- Tips on Confident & Calm Horse Trail Riding
- SmartPakers' Top Tips and Tricks for Riding Anxiety
- SmartTips: Quick & Easy Ground Poles
- Cooling Out a Hot Horse
