Alayne Blickle

Alayne Blickle began in the 1990’s as a pioneer in water conservation and natural resources conservation by creating the entrepreneurial consulting business, Horses for Clean Water, an award-winning internationally acclaimed education program that looks for horse-healthy, nature-based solutions to land management challenges. She continues this work today partnering with agencies, organizations, and horse owners throughout North America and worldwide. She is a regularly contributing writer and photojournalist to several equine publications. Alayne lives with her horse trainer husband, Matt Livengood, in southwestern Idaho where they raise and train AQHA horses and mustangs on their eco-friendly horse ranch. Contact her through the Horses for Clean Water website or through their ranch website Sweet Pepper Ranch. For more information contact Alayne at [email protected] or 206-909-0225.

Traveling with Horses?

August 5, 2020February 1, 2018 by Alayne Blickle

Alayne’s Top Tips for Staying at a Horse Motel by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Horse motels are places where you board your horse overnight while traveling. Some horse motels, like our Sweet Pepper Ranch in southwestern Idaho, also offer B&B options for humans, making it a comfortable, …

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Sweet Pepper Ranch Cowgirl Retreats Feature Ranch Riding, Yoga, and Meditation

May 4, 2020February 1, 2018 by Alayne Blickle

Sweet Pepper Ranch in Nampa, Idaho is offering two Cowgirl Retreats in 2018. The first will be Thursday afternoon, June 21 through Sunday mid-morning June 24. The second will be held late summer/early fall, date TBA. Cowgirl Retreats are designed for committed women riders interested in improving riding/horsemanship skills and …

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How to Size Compost Bins

August 5, 2020January 1, 2018 by Alayne Blickle

Know How Much Manure Your Horses Produces by Alayne Blickle Making the chore of manure management efficient is a huge undertaking on a horse property. At our place, Sweet Pepper Ranch in southwestern Idaho, we have around a dozen horses. Some are our horses, some are Matt’s client horses, …

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Recycling Down on the Farm

August 5, 2020December 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

5 Ways to Save Money (and the Environment) by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Looking for ways to trim your horse budget? Recycling and repurposing helps the environment and saves money. It reduces your trash bill, offers you free or low-cost horsey items, and improves your pasture (as …

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Wildfire Evacuation Planning for Horse Owners

August 5, 2020November 7, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

Preparing an Emergency Evacuation Plan by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Most of the Western United States is what’s called a “fire adaptive ecosystem.” That means the question is not if a major fire is going to happen to the landscape, it’s when. The majority of horse owners …

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Paddock Footing

August 5, 2020November 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

Make the Right Choice! by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Footing material is useful for winter paddocks and confinement areas or for high traffic areas such as gates or watering points. The purpose of footing material is to build up an area to keep your horse or animal …

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Pass the Compost Squeeze Test!

August 5, 2020October 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

Compost Should be as Wet as a Wrung-out Sponge by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Previous articles of mine have covered different aspects of composting so now it’s time to step up to the compost pile and see if your compost passes the squeeze test. Moisture is an …

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How to Compost Horse Manure

August 5, 2020September 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

6 Steps to a Useful Product by Alayne Blickle In the past we have covered why composting manure is important and useful on horse properties. I have even discussed how to build a manure composting bin system. Here are the specifics on how to manage the compost process. Make …

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Go Native with Hedgerows

August 5, 2020August 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

Plant Buffers on Horse Properties by Alayne Blickle Many horse owners don’t realize how helpful native trees and shrubs can be on a horse property. People, wildlife (including our valuable native pollinating insects), horses, and the environment can all benefit from a landscape of native plants. Native plants are …

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Creating a Horse Urinal

August 5, 2020July 1, 2017 by Alayne Blickle

Control the Smell with this Easy Solution by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water The “black spot of ick” is how Jay Mirro refers to the paddock area where some horses repeatedly urinate so that it becomes nasty and smelly. Mirro is a senior farm planner for King Conservation …

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