Stable Management
Stable Management: The Daily, Weekly, and Seasonal Checklist
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The operating routine behind a well-run barn, from morning turnout to seasonal pasture rotation and biosecurity.
Daily: check every horse for heat, swelling, and appetite before feeding; muck and re-bed stalls; scrub and refill water; log anything unusual in the barn book.
Weekly: deep-clean water troughs, inspect fencing lines, rotate hay stock so nothing sits longer than a season, and review each horse's feed sheet against condition score.
Seasonally: rest and rotate pastures, drag arenas, service ventilation and fans, schedule dental and vaccination clinics, and rehearse the barn fire and evacuation plan.
Biosecurity matters most for a sales barn. New arrivals are isolated for 14 days with separate equipment, and every visitor's trailer parks outside the main barn perimeter.