Save a life – know the horse digestive tract, free certificate
Knowing your horse’s digestion could help save its life. This quiz is good practice for horse lovers, 4H’ers, and others who may need to test out on the subject. Earn a free, printable certificate if you correctly answer 12 or more questions! For hourly horsemanship programs, time spent on your quiz is also included in […]
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When life gives you manure..
..make compost! Thanks to Moo Betta, LLC, and owner Aaron Larson for helping with our manure management program. Besides shelter, food and daily care, manure management is at the top of good stable practices. As part of our program, we pay Moo Betta to regularly...
Can you answer a little bit of horse basics?
Try answering these 10 horse questions and earn a free certificate. You must register to play.
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El Bayo: A love story
Juan Rael in his cowboy days. Photo provided by Nicholas Rael. (I love writing about cowboys. I found this story in my archives, told to me by longtime Fort Collins resident and former co-worker Nicholas Rael. I remembered it today when my writing/readers group,...
Plowed out at the barn
Pretty proud of our snow work today. All upper lanes, parking areas done! If you ever decide to go into horse boarding in Colorado, make sure you get a good tractor and, among other things, snow equipment. Many thanks to Gregg Doster on his Massey-Ferguson 4707 with...
Overnight, short-term boarding added
Riverside pens now open to overnight, short-term boarding. We ran a little experiment this fall with short-term boarding at our riverside pens, and are now comfortable with welcoming overnight or short-term boarders during warm weather. Thanks for spreading the word!...
Crash Test Cowboy supports local
Crash Test Cowboy deluxe holiday bazaar package. Crash Test Cowboy as seen in the North Forty News. Crash Test Cowboy wrapped itself into a deluxe holiday package featuring a signed author copy and commemorative locket for the Fort Collins Holiday Gift Festival. This...
Giving thanks: ‘… Sandy stared the train down’
As Thanksgiving rolls around, thinking about things I am hugely grateful for, Sandy comes to mind. Sandy arrived here in May 2017 and this stout little golden girl promptly captured our hearts. Sandy under the old cottonwood, lower pasture, October 2020. Photo: Mary...