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Stall and Stable Podcast

EP 131: An Update from Hoo Too, and a New Book by Mary Ann Simonds


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This episode is brought to you by AMERICAN STALLS. Makers of fine quality stable components and accessories.

Understanding is the key to success and contentment with horses, no matter what you do with them. If you’re a backyarder who treasures the minutiae of horsekeeping, or a champion reiner, understanding the nature of all horses, as well as the unique temperament and experiences of the individual horse, makes a huge difference in how well a horse feels and performs in our care.

In this episode, Helena shares some insights from her first 30 days at Hoo Too with Brody, Clarabelle, and Siouxsie. Find out how the horses are settling in, who’s got ulcers, who’s learning to share, what equipment was purchased, and more.

There’s also an interesting discussion with horse behaviorist and author, Mary Ann Simonds, whose new book, A Horse By Nature: Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare, offers insight to the everyday behaviors of domestic horses that can help us enjoy their company while ensuring that their welfare remains front and center. There’s some really good stuff in this episode, so listen in!

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A Horse By Nature: Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare

Mary Ann Simonds

Siouxsie Sioux
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EP 130: The Journey from Rhode Island to South Carolina


Wowie! We are finally here, in our southern home for the winter. Helena, Buck, Siouxsie, Brody, Clarabelle, Jack, Lola, and Cheeto. We drove 18 hours with a trailer full of hay and a truck full of cats to land safely at our farm in Aiken, South Carolina. It took a lot of planning to get here, and there are already so many interesting observations, so listen in!

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How thermal mass works…

Thermal Gradient

Blue Star Memorial Highway (it’s actually in Maryland)

Visit Aiken

Winter Grazing Options (southeast)

Herbal water buckets
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EP 129: Herbs and Tracks and Roundabouts at the Cornish Ranch Track Livery


In this episode, brought to you by our friends at American Stalls, Helena chats with Hannah Ely, proprietor of the Cornish Ranch Track Livery in Cornwall, England.

The Cornish Ranch has an interesting track system that includes lots and lots of hay, water buckets that are full of delightful suprises, and an approach to horsekeeping that honors the horses’s freedom of choice, as well as their deep-seated nomadic tendencies. This is one conversation that may open your mind and inspire you to try something new for your herd. Listen in! 

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Cornish Ranch Track Livery

Traditional Latvian herbal medicinal plants used to treat parasite infections of small ruminants: A review

Bioactive Compounds, Pharmacological Actions, and Pharmacokinetics of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Efficacy of annual mugwort (Artemisia annua) powder on gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle

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EP 128: EC Pro Software for Barn Owners

Introducting a new, totally tricked out software program for barn owners that’s unlike anything else on the market today. EC Pro put out a press release this summer and it piqued Helena’s interest. After digging in to the features of the program, a lightbulb went off in her mind as she realized the potential of this platform to revolutionize the boarding business.


EC Pro isn’t just an app that tracks horses, vaccines, and tasks, instead it is an enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) tool that can digitize a ton of administrative work in every barn across America. 

If you are serious about running a boarding, training, or other equine service business, you’ll be interested to hear this episode’s discussion with the folks at EC Pro. Listen in!

This episode is sponsored by AMERICAN STALLS, makers of exceptional quality barn components and accessories.

For more information:

Equestrian Software Provider EC Pro Expands to the United State

Phone app featuring Cascada water tracker
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EP 127: Tracking & Filling Your Horse’s Water with Cascada

This episode is brought to you by: AMERICAN STALLS, makers of premium quality stall components and barn accessories.

And by Barn Pros, shipping their unique barn home kits nationwide.

Do you know how much water your horse drinks each day? Can you be sure they are getting enough? One of the primary causes of equine colic is an insufficiently hydrated digestive system. What if we could monitor exactly how much water our horses drink and ensure they always have fresh water when they need it most? Well, apparently now we can.

The show’s guests today are Kelly and Dan Munro, the brilliant duo behind the popular Lighthoof Mud Management Panels. The Munros have a new solution to the old problem of too much time and stress around making sure horses have adequate water. Kelly, Dan, and Helena discuss their new high-tech product, the Cascada Automatic Waterer, and how it’s different than any other automatic waterer brought to market thus far. If your horses eat or sleep indoors, this is an episode you won’t want to miss, so listen in!