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How to Install Automatic Waterers

October 2014

Give Your Horse a Clean Source of Water and Make Chores More Efficient by Alayne Blickle   Fall is your last chance to set up a water supply that won’t freeze or get icy cold before winter slips in the door and wreaks havoc. A horse drinks 8 to 12 … Read More

Fire-wise Evacuation Planning

Seven Tips to Prepare Your Farm for a Fire Emergency Most of Western United States is a fire adaptive ecosystem. That means it’s not if a major fire is going to happen, it’s when. The majority of horse owners live in rural areas and it is often up to them … Read More

How to Select a Round Pen

September 2014

Important Considerations when Purchasing this Essential Piece of Equipment by Alayne Blickle   People often ask me what I think is the most important tool or piece of equipment on our property. They are probably expecting a response like a certain bit, bridle or maybe a tractor. I am quick … Read More

Build a Horse Manure Composting System

August 2014

Turn Stall Waste into Valuable Compost by Alayne Blickle   Summer is the perfect time for construction projects and a key management component for horse properties is having something useful to do with horse manure. Composting is my favorite technique and while there are many bin designs and ideas for how … Read More

Climate Change and Horse Keeping

Sound Management for Uncertain Times by Alayne Blickle   A little more than a year ago, I was invited to travel to Australia to be the keynote speaker at a conference on horses and land management. One of the other speakers at that event presented material that changed some of … Read More

Trail Riding During Hunting Season

Seven Tips for a Safe Ride by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water   During the 20+ years of living in Washington State I lived on beautiful forested land and trails and we rode year around. The land was state owned, which meant that at certain times of the year … Read More

Build an Outdoor Wash Rack

How to Install an Environmentally Friendly and Useful Horse Wash by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water   Our guest ranch and horse motel, Sweet Pepper Ranch, has a lot of traffic, especially in the summer months. During the warm season when a lot of people are riding things can … Read More

Construct Easy Seating for Your Arena

by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water     Our horse property, Sweet Pepper Ranch, is a guest ranch and horse motel. That means we need to have certain amenities in place and are always shopping around for low-cost, effective ideas for making our place more useable. These simple, low-cost … Read More

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