Introducing Horses to Spring Pasture
February 11, 2011Prevent founder and colic in your horses by carefully reintroducing them to pasture in the spring.
Moments to Live For
February 7, 2011Photo by Audrey Pavia The sight of an Anna’s hummingbird feeding at my agave plant is one of the many joys of living on an urban farm. The expression “stop and smell the roses” takes on new meaning when you live on an urban farm. There’s nothing like having a little farm in the backyard […]
Catnip Proven to Repel Flies
February 1, 2011Entomologists use catnip oil in pellets to help control stable flies in cattle feedlots.
Regulate Barn Heat for Horse Health
January 11, 2011Improperly heated barns could cause respiratory and hair-growth problems for horses.
Rio Turns Three
January 10, 2011Photo by Audrey Pavia Rio, my Spanish Mustang, turned 3 years old this week. As goofy as he can be, he’s been a dream come true. Since the age of 9, I have been obsessed with spotted horses. Since that same age, I’ve also been obsessed with Mustangs. So when I bought my first spotted […]
Midwinter Bugs
January 3, 2011Our sheep have bugs! A few of the sheep started scrubbing themselves on things three weeks ago. Uzzi and I were worried that we’d get bugs too, so we booted up the computer read up on lice.
Under Water
January 3, 2011Photo by Audrey Pavia All the heavy rains we’ve been having have made a mess of our stalls. Southern California has a reputation for being sunny and warm nearly all year round. And for the most part, it’s true. So when we have occasional bouts of bad weather and complain about it, we are no […]
Missing Moira
December 27, 2010Photo by Audrey Pavia My friend Moira Harris Reeve on my mare, Rosie—they’re both in a better place today. As I sit down today to write my weekly City Stock entry, I am having a very hard time concentrating on chickens and bunnies and my mud-covered horses. (It’s been raining for nearly a week here.) […]
Kentucky Offers Free Gelding Clinic
November 30, 2010The Kentucky Horse Park is accepting free clinic applications from horse owners unable to afford routine gelding surgery.
Dropping Like Flies
November 22, 2010Photo by Audrey Pavia Flies like to hang out in the stall roof. Urban farmers in Southern California don’t normally have to deal with rain. Doing chores in wet weather just isn’t on our regular agenda. But this past weekend, one of the first storms of the season blew into town and I had no […]
