Keeping horses can be very rewarding, and you'll have your favorite trail buddy right there, ready to go whenever you are. It can also be very expensive, since the general rule is 1 acre per fullsize horse, and you'll need grain/oats, salt licks, hay, and horses love a little alfalfa every now and again - it's like candy to a horse.

And that's just food, you'll also need tack, and depending on what discipline and maker you choose it can be anywhere from kind of expensive, to holy-crap-that's-expensive expensive. Whether you pick the English discipline or the Western discipline, there's basic tack that both require, like halters, lead ropes, lunge lines, fly masks - if you're new to horses and don't know what all this jargon means, have no fear, I'll explain it all in a bit.

Author: Donald Saunders

If you discover that your child is struggling in a public school and is becoming increasingly downcast as the weeks roll by then home schooling may be an option that you should look at. If so, be prepared for a changeover period after removing the child from the public school system before jumping into 'full-time' home schooling.

Author: Barry Rodgers

Have you ever wondered what goes in to your favourite sausages? Have you ever worried about the quality of ingredients in those sausages that your family cannot get enough of? Whilst expensive butchers’ sausages may only contain the very best ingredients, the cheaper mass-produced varieties may not. The only way to ensure that your sausages are both delicious and nutritious is to make them yourself. If you are thinking that sausage making is some kind of mysterious butchers’ art and well beyond the average cook, prepare to think again! Read on and discover why it is fun, easy and satisfying to make your own sausages at home.

Never underestimate the power of a pig.
Don't even doubt it's strength and resolve, because it WILL get through that fence you just spent hours or even days putting up..Or under it, or over it..
Unfortunately, it's hard to tell what a pig can and cannot get through until it's up and the pigs are in there. Plus, like all animals, what works for most might not work for yours.
So, to make things easier for you...


4x4 Fencing
Also known as goat fencing, this does not make a good pig enclosure, no matter how you anchor it, how many posts you use, how close said posts are together, or if you bury 6" of it.