Lakeside Stables

07/03/2025

Let’s play a game ! Whose nose is this? 🤣🤣

Why can’t the horses leave the salt blocks in the tub 🤣🤣

Water trough cleaning this Sunday! Anyone want to play? 🤣🤣

06/29/2025

We will have to cancel the 5p lesson. Future radar looks like a storm hitting here about 5 to 530 then going till 630. Picture for attention

06/29/2025

The storms are south of us and things are looking good for the rest of the afternoon. Lessons

06/29/2025

Pausing lessons until 2p. Large storm moving our way from Lawrence

06/20/2025

🚩We love Farnam Apple A Day products! We have the paste in tubes along with tubs of it to put aoth grain.

🚩Daily checks are increased with the heat.

🚩Please if you have a horse with dehydration issues or excessive sweating call one of us we have the paste on hand incase!

**Why Electrolyte Powder in Feed:**

Electrolyte powder provides a concentrated, measured dose of essential minerals that horses lose through sweating. We are adding it to feed to ensure each horse gets the right amount of sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, and magnesium they need. The powder form mixes well with feed.

**Heat Wave Benefits and Prevention:**

During extreme heat, horses can lose enormous amounts of electrolytes through sweat - sometimes several pounds per day of hard work or stress. Supplementing prevents dehydration, muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue. It helps maintain their appetite and encourages proper water consumption. Most importantly, it prevents serious conditions like heat exhaustion, muscle tying-up, and metabolic imbalances that can become life-threatening.

**Salt Blocks in Dry Lots:**

We will be replacing ALL THE Salt blocks in the dry lots, which provide free-choice sodium and chloride, allowing horses to self-regulate their intake based on their individual needs. They encourage water consumption, which is vital for temperature regulation through sweating and preventing impaction colic.
The blocks also give horses something to occupy themselves with, reducing boredom in confined spaces.

Together, the powder ensures baseline needs are met while blocks allow for additional intake as needed - a perfect combination for hot Kansas summers.

06/17/2025

🚩🚩NO LESSONS🚩🚩

We gave been checking the radar closely we are concerned about lighting and flash floods for those traveling too and from the barn.

We HATE canceling lessons but it is best for students and the horses.

Apologies.

Thank you all for caring and understanding.

06/17/2025

Here is the google link for the Cowboy Camp 2025.
Please request access and you will be granted. Go through all the photos kids are NOT in order. Due the weather we only did specific events for photos this year!

Access Google Drive with a Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use).

06/16/2025

Saturday’s show is a go. Leaving the ranch at 530pm. Please be saddle and ready to load horses. If you want to go Contact Mike

06/15/2025

Major NEWS!!
Should we say?
Okay fine!
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🤣🤣😂😂💕

06/14/2025

🚩🚩UPDATES🚩🚩
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Both lesson and boarder tack rooms have been cleaned out.

💕Please make sure you leave doors closed and make sure no cats are in there when you leave please.

💕Please write your name on saddle rack and headstall aswell.

💕Remember no treats or food in the tackroom please.

💕Also there will be a new print out of emergency contacts etc.

💕New Door handle goes on Sunday.

💕A lot of things were scattered everywhere so please be sure to check the table next to the indoor arena and seenif you have thigns there to claim.

💕All blankets should be in a bag ot ao em thing to protect them, if you fold them they fit underneath the saddle racks.

🥰Thank you all for helping us update and keep our small working ranch as organised as possible. We appreciate each and everyone of you.

🚩P.s does anyone know whose grain this is? If so please message the barn page directly! Thank you ! 🚩

06/12/2025

Gathering horses up and getting steps in 🤣

06/12/2025