Farm Equipment for Large and Small Facilities

From tried and true to novel and exciting, these are the products, services, and techniques that our experts are recommending to facilitate equine management.
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From tried and true to novel and exciting, these are the products, services, and techniques that our experts are recommending to facilitate equine management

The Horse visited with various horse people to see what they recommended to make life easier around farms large and small. They agreed to share their tips for saving you time and money, while keeping your horses healthier.

Small Farms (one to 10 horses)

Stall fans To provide adequate ventilation to stabled horses, each stall can be equipped with its own standard box fan (these run around $25.00 at hardware and general stores). The fans can be mounted to the top of the stall wall or door using an overhead stall fan holder ($39.95, SmartPakEquine.com) to allow the air to move straight across the stall, or down into the stall, depending on the current conditions.

Flooring A multitude of flooring types are available, each associated with pros and cons. Rubber matting is presumably more comfortable for the horse than concrete and decreases bedding requirements, but mats trap dirt and debris underneath and can be cumbersome to move. Viable alternative products are seamless, permanent, durable flooring systems that are fixed to the stall walls (e.g., ComfortStall Equine Flooring System, ComfortStall.com). These products are touted as nonslip and manufacturers claim the products provide increased comfort to the horse

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Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she’s worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.

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