Recent content by hippichick

Just want to update on this. I'd like to thank Mea for recommending the barn calcite. I found some at Tractor Supply, and it works very well. We've had a very rainy winter here-as usual. I sprinkle the barn calcite on the concrete anytime it gets wet, and it really works to keep the horses...

Haha, good point. :P Not many, I hope, although some of those boys are hefty eaters. But some of the pipe used weighs quite a bit, I'm told. And, believe me, these oilfield workers aren't the gentlest of guys. Oh, and half a ton-I gotta do better than that. I've got a Belgian who weighs...

Just saw this, Bossroo. Great idea. I've never heard of this. Is it kind of like a big floor sander? Sounds like it would be an easy fix.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Mea, I did a search for the barn calcite, and it seems like it would work. If it works for cattlle, it should work for horses. I guess I could just put it down when it's wet, since that's when I've got the most problems. I'd prefer a permanent solution, but...

Hi, Pat. This happens whether I let them walk in on their own, or lead them in. When I was penned behind the stall door, I was leading the mare in. She slipped, and started to fall. I had nowhere to go but behind the door, and she fell against the stall door. When I let them in from the...

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for me. We poured concrete in the center aisle of the horse barn about 2 years ago. Well, over the past couple of years, it has gotten really slick-especially when it gets wet, or is very humid(which is almost always here). I've had a couple of horses...

Why, thank you very much! And, yes I am. We've got horses and chickens here. Have had horses for about 15 years or so, but they have kind of taken a backseat to the chickens the past couple of years. We're getting back into them, though. Just bought a couple more, a mare for my 8 year old...

Beautiful horses, great pics! :)