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Watering Horses in the Winter is Easier with Banjo Fittings

February 11, 2018 By Kristin

Horses in winter.

It was -23 below when I woke up this morning.  My house water was frozen again. My creek is about done watering livestock this year (and it took the whole summer off from a drought).  Nothing wants to run, turn, hold together or keep running in this weather.  How do I keep horses watered? Cows […]

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Breed Associations Make Fee Changes

January 21, 2018 By Kristin

Breed associations change fees

The AQHA is raising fees significantly in 2018.  Really?  The regular person in the horse breeding business has it tough enough.  We didn’t need that. The APHA raised and reorganized its fee structure in 2017. As a breeder of both Quarter Horses and Paints, I have to admit this has me frustrated. To top it […]

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Horse Marketing Plans

December 27, 2017 By Kristin

Advertisers from these states

Lots of exciting developments at Horses of the West! Our advertising region is expanding to include all of the western United States and Canada. An online form you can use to enter your own horses for sale information in now in beta testing. Stallions at stud ads are coming. We can even help you with a complete website solution for your horse operation!

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Fixing Facebook – Show the Image You Want

October 4, 2017 By Kristin

Facebook image scrapper tool helps you see new photos

So you diligently followed the instructions here for how to get your horse ad link on Facebook. Your posts on Facebook look great and take people to your more detailed ad.  Everything is great! But then you got new and better photos and you updated your ad here with those new photos. Of course you […]

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Drought! 2017

September 17, 2017 By Bonnie Orvedahl

Horses in the drought

Like death and taxes, drought in the Plains and truthfully much of the world, is a given.  It will happen……sooner or later.  Perhaps it’s just the way of the world, or perhaps there’s significant climate change on the move.  Either way, drought is difficult, if not impossible at times, to deal with if one is […]

Filed Under: Horse Articles, Western Ranch Life

Bookkeeping Tips for Horse Breeders

April 15, 2015 By Kristin

Happy Tax Day! If you are thinking, as many Americans are, that THIS is going to be the year you get your bookkeeping better organized, we have some easy tips for you! Let’s start with improvements you can make quickly. We’ll get more complex as the series progresses.

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3 Tips for ads that sell horses

July 5, 2014 By Kristin

Do you have a horse or two (or ten) you would like to sell?  Get intimidated staring at that blank ad form?  You aren’t alone!  I’ve been selling the colts we raise off our website for about fifteen years and I still struggle or want to cut corners on occasion.  Dont’ do it!  Instead, use […]

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Calving Adventures in Ranch Country

April 8, 2014 By Sandy

In keeping with our “One Day In The Life Of…..”series, I’ll tell you a story. This is not about one day, but rather one minute or less of one day—one minute that I won’t soon forget. I hesitate to write this for fear that ranch people will think I’m either inexperienced or stupid! I AM […]

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Why Your Ranch Should Buy a Full Page Ad Here

January 18, 2014 By Kristin

Most horse breeders know that the internet plays a huge role in horse marketing today.  Are you getting all the benefits the internet has to offer your horse breeding program or training business?  Or would you like better results and more new customers?  A full page ad on Horses of the West will help people […]

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AQHA’s 5 Panel Genetic Disease Testing Requirements

January 8, 2014 By Bonnie Orvedahl

NEW from AQHA for 2014 and 2015 . . . Five Panel Genetic Testing Required/Mandatory for all breeding stallions, including TBs approved for use in AQHA programs. The five genetic diseases tested for are HYPP, HERDA, PSSM 1, GBED, and MH. Here’s a quote from AQHA concerning the new requirements. All stallions exposed to 25 […]

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Using Social Media to Drive Traffic to Your Horse Ad

January 2, 2014 By Kristin

Once your horse for sale ad is posted on Horses of the West, you want everyone to see it. We push your ad out to our social media pages, but if you also take the time to post your ad on your own social media pages, you will reach different people. It’s worth your time! Read on for tips to promote your ad on social media.

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Why You Should Advertise Your Horses For Sale Here

December 30, 2013 By Kristin

You have a lot of places you can advertise your horse for sale.  Unless your horse is a Kentucky Derby winning stallion, you could probably spend as much on advertising as you have asked for the horse.  That won’t work, obviously.  Here’s just three of the reasons you should consider investing in a Horses of […]

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