Life on the Farm Archives - Golden Fleece Farm

Step by Step Guide to Cleaning Horse Blankets

LB wearing a green and blue horse blanket in the snow.

I think I’ve found it– the best and most affordable way to clean horse blankets. Click to read my step-by-step guide.

4 Decisions You Need to Make Before an Equine Emergency

Last week, I almost lost my horse. Or, at least, it felt that way. Having the answers to these four questions made this equine emergency so much easier.

5 Tips to Survive Mud Season

April showers bring May flowers and– mud season. Here are my five tried and true tips to surviving every equestrian’s least favorite season.

I believe in authenticity. I preach it all over my website and my social media is filled with the daily reality of taking care of a (very) small horse farm in rural Maryland. I also believe in being honest about our mistakes. The equestrian world is filled with images of gleaming bridles, perfectly healthy shinyContinue reading “Making Mistakes: Foxtail”

I’m Proud of the Hay in My Hair

Not only had I tracked mud throughout my favorite hardware store, but I had also spent an hour in the grocery store looking like the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz.