Are you truly ready to have a horse or two at home? Doing your homework up front will save money, time and frustration later. Use this handy 12-point checklist to determine whether your dream property will actually be a dream-come-true or a nightmare!

Manure and bedding both have a useful “after-life” which plays an important role in making horse ownership safer for the environment and more cost effective for you. Our healthy soil and clean water are fragile and precious resources; as livestock owners, we must take great care not to do more harm than good! There are many ways to reuse livestock manure and stall bedding, and turn a waste into a resource.