Farm & Barn Blog
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Winter Barn Prep in Alberta: The 12 Things We Do Before First Snow
A working checklist for getting a Canadian horse barn ready for winter: hay, feeders, water, bedding, footing, arena dust, leg care and...
Arena Dust and Your Horse's Lungs: What Heaves-Prone Horses Need
Horses breathe at footing height and inhale far more arena dust than the rider. What that dust is, why it triggers heaves...
Round Bale Feeder With a Net: How to Set Up Slow Feeding on a Ring
How to turn a poly hay ring into a slow feeder: which mesh size for which horse, Net Topper vs full bale...
How to Size a Hay Ring: Measure Your Bales Before You Buy
A hay ring should be one size up from your bales. Here is how to measure a round bale, which ring fits...
Arena Dust Control in Canada: Water vs Magnesium Chloride vs WHOA Dust
Every arena dust control option available in Canada compared: water, magnesium and calcium chloride, oil, wood, and WHOA Dust. Cost per year,...
Why Is My Arena So Dusty? Five Causes and the Fix for Each
Arena dust has five common causes: worn footing, dry footing, the wrong sand, no binder, and over-dragging. Here is how to tell...
Best Round Bale Feeders for Horses in Canada (2026 Comparison)
Seven round bale feeders compared for Canadian horse owners: poly rings, steel rings, bale bags, collapsing feeders and covered feeders. Price in...
How to Apply WHOA Dust: Step by Step, With a Coverage Chart
Four steps, under two hours, no special equipment. How to apply WHOA Dust to an indoor or outdoor arena, how much you...
Poly vs Metal Hay Rings: Which One Should You Buy for Horses?
Poly hay rings have no bars to trap a leg, never rust, and one person can move them. Steel is cheaper up...
