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Horseback Riding is a Fun and Safe Outdoor Activity! Here is some great info regarding outdoor activity safety during Covid-19. We are grateful we can offer a fun, safe, psychological escape for horse lovers. Please remember to routinely wash and sanitize your mask and gloves. This is an additional layer of protection from transmission of…
Staying warm while horseback riding in winter is challenging: Our clothes get damp when we sweat and, we have periods of reduced exertion when we walk around on horses, then we get cold. As a longtime horseback rider, I’ve learned a few tricks over four decades of riding outdoors in frigid temperatures. Follow these tips…
Wildfire smoke can have a negative, lingering effect on the humans that care for livestock outdoors. The horses, chickens, and small farm animals that live outdoors are affected as well. Here is a great article that helps explain the impact. Here is Rosie at Holly Farm Bothell today, using her tail like a fan to…
As we all figure out how to navigate the seemingly unending challenges in 2020, I am inspired to remember all the great things that have happened at Equine Life Solutions in the last year. I found myself feeling more grateful than ever. No, feeling grateful was not easy after we closed our doors in mid-March…