Horsing events are a great way to spend time with family, friends, and the people who live in the area where it is going to be hosted from. It also allows you to meet with new people and make new friends. What’s not to love about it? Except for possibly the heat. The one downside is that usually the events take place during the warm summer months. This means it is very important that you find ways of keeping cool at eventing competitions, especially on the hottest of summer days.
The Fun of Racing
When the action heats up during a race, it is exciting to see. The crowds go crazy when there are two horses competing for the top spot. They like it when the excitement on the field is intense and their favorite horse is running hard. This is a good kind of heat. It is one that draws in more crowds to this event each year. Even when the summer heat threatens to make them all wish for the cooler temperatures that they can find at home.
How to Stay Cool in the Heat
Staying cool isn’t always easy when the temperatures and the excitement is high. There are things you can do that may help a little. They include keeping a water bottle close by, wearing only light-weight clothing, or sitting in the shady areas. There are some people who bring a spray bottle and keep spraying it on themselves or taking trips to the bathroom to re-wet their hair. The women either have short hair styles or keep it pulled back. There are some who have handheld personal fans that are battery powered. Some may also send out a cool mist when they squeeze the trigger. All of these things can help you to stay cool, but there could be an even better option available in the form of a portable air conditioner like the Luma Comfort EC110S I saw on Ice Cold Living.
Portable Air
As technology improves, so does our options. At one time, we had handheld fans that you had to wave in front of your face, and then we came up with battery powered handheld fans, and then mist was added. Is it really shocking that there would come a time when portable air conditioners would be available? Most all of them do require you to use electricity to power them, which can be hard at an event, but it still could be helpful. If you have a portable air unit located near your camper or RV, you could venture over to it to cool off during the day. You will not miss out on excitement by having to go inside. It is also very affordable to run since it does not have a compressor. You simply add water and the fan cools you down. If you are a spectator, you can often ask about where a plug in may be located and still stay cool in the overheated stands. For most people, it is an exciting idea.
One event that seems universal is horse racing. It is 
There is a lot of talk about horse eventing and how it is becoming a family event. It keeps young girls and some young men, off the streets and on the right track. Their families back them in every way from the training, through traveling, and more. These kids have families that celebrate their successful wins and help them feel better after an important loss. They are 
Part of the reason that young people are getting involved and staying active in the sport of horse eventing is their family’s support. However, if it was just part of the family, it wouldn’t be as big a part of their life as it should be. It takes everyone being involved to ensure that the young women and men continue to work as hard as they do. This means that there are all age groups there showing their support. There are babies, toddlers, elderly family members and every age group in between. There are even moms and dads carrying around twins behind the scenes, and luckily, they have discovered the double baby carrier 
Caring for a farm always means that there are things that need to be done. Whether you are caring for the animals, picking vegetables, putting out fresh hay in the barn, gathering eggs, or doing some other chore; there is an endless list of things you must do. Then on top of that, you must also work to 
All animals love grass. Cows, goats, horses, and all other animals will search for grass and graze on it constantly. Often, they view the fences around them as obstacles and a grazing animal can push a fence to its limit. They are firm believers in “
You will want to check your fences quite often. However, it depends on the type of fence you have as to how often you will need to check it for issues. Wire fences may not need to be checked for tightness any more than twice a year unless you know you have a rowdy animal. Wooden fences that have been treated can be checked less often than those that have not been treated; especially if they have been treated with 
Taking care of horses is a big responsibility. They need a lot of different things if you want to keep them healthy and happy. It doesn’t matter whether you are raising race horses or you are first time horse owner. For that reason, here are a few basic tools of the trade that every barn should have within easy reach.
A lot of the tools you need for a barn, to keep it a healthy environment for a horse you may already have on hand. These tools include a pitchfork, shovels, and wheelbarrows to help you move hay around and cleaning up after the horse. If you want to drive the horse or ride it, you should purchase specific tack to help you with it. Water troughs and feed buckets are also necessary inside of a barn, especially if you plan to keep your horse in it. You will also want to have access to water troughs outside of the barn, but feed buckets are less of a requirement if you have good grass for him to eat. One good thing is feed buckets and water troughs can be any type of bucket that will hold a substantial amount of water or feed. The major concern is that you have a bucket that has never stored anything potentially toxic for the horse.
If you want to use the horse for driving, a sturdy and safe vehicle will be beneficial to both you and your horse. You will also want a driving whip to give you control over it. A helmet is also a good idea for a newly trained driving horse since each horse will have different reactions to movement around them from other vehicles.
Every day there are animals and people that need to be fed. It is a fact of nature. On the farm, most people choose the early morning hours to take care of the first “feeding” of the day. It enables those on the farm to progress with their day and gives everyone a full stomach to do it on. Most horse owners get up before the sun does and takes care of the animals. Then as the sun breaks the horizon, they get to work inside the home to feel the family.
Most everyone will have an evening feeding time that you need to stick to. This will most likely happen during the late afternoon for animals and slightly later for the family inside. In either case, it is a great way to wind down and get started planning for anything out of the ordinary that may need to happen the next day.
Any horse owner can tell you that we all spend a lot of time and energy caring for our horses. It is something that goes beyond riding or brushing their mane. It is a full-time job and the more horses you have to love, the more of a job it will become. However, with that, most all of us realize that it becomes important to also take care of our own body. Jockeys who gain too much weight cannot ride in races, women with easily irritated skin shouldn’t spend their days in the sun, and more. Therefore, we are here to tell anyone who wants to get into caring for horses, “Take care of yourself and the horse will follow.”
Much the same as your horse, a healthy diet can help you get through the roughest days. It is important that you eat all the fruits, vegetables, and proteins that your body needs. You should also do your best to take care of your skin since a lot of your day will be spent outdoors with your horse. One of the best things that I ever started doing was using a 
Admittedly, horses were once wild. They roamed the country freely and held their head up high. They survived without people. Now, they enjoy being around their humans. Although working animals, they are there for your pleasure. When they lived in the wild, they were not “unhealthy”, but injuries could make the difference between life and death. They ate what they needed to eat and went wherever they needed to go. As your horse, they depend on you to provide for their needs. They need for you to ensure they have a healthy diet and that they are able to run freely. You can only help them and care for them by caring for yourself. If you care for yourself, they will be happier and healthier. It is a win/win situation for you both.
We are always looking for a better way to run our farm. We look for upgrades constantly to try and keep our horses comfortable and make every other aspect of running it more efficient. This is because we do not take chances. We need to understand where we stand financially when we have to travel for races and make sure our animals are happy. Taking better care of our horses is our primary goal and something that we feel makes us a better team in every way.
Horses are not just animals. They are 
When most people think of a barn, they picture stalls, hay, and various grooming devices. We do have all of those things for the horses on our farm. Our barns are spacious and comfortable. We have power run to the barn and attempt to keep it well lighted when we need to. We also like making sure that it is comfortable inside the barn for both people and horses, which means fans and portable heaters. We do understand that horses are wild creatures, so it could be more for our benefit than theirs, but it seems to work. Since we also spend quite a bit of time traveling, our trailers are also comfortable for the horses. They have clean hay at all times and our trailers are equipped with a 
Since we began attempting to make things on the farm