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Build an Outdoor Wash Rack

August 5, 2020August 1, 2013 by Alayne Blickle

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 …

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Construct Easy Seating for Your Arena

August 5, 2020June 1, 2013 by Alayne Blickle

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 …

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Spring Cleaning for Horse Facilities

August 5, 2020May 1, 2013 by David Sauter D.V.M.

Disinfect Your Barn and Maintain a Healthy Environment by Dave Sauter, DVM With spring in the air and a “fresh start” on everyone’s mind, there’s no better time to talk about disinfecting your horse facility. Whether talking about a surgical instrument, hospital room, horse stall, trailer or barn implement, the …

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Maintaining Healthy Pastures

August 28, 2018May 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Protect Grazing Areas Year-round by Laurie Cerny After the drought of 2012 even horse owners who faithfully practice good pasture management are going to do everything in their power to keep their grazing areas as healthy as possible. The advantage of doing so is two-fold: having a healthy pasture helps …

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Slow the Flow

August 5, 2020April 1, 2013 by Alayne Blickle

Dealing with Drainage Issues in the Pacific Northwest by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Managing the wet environment in the Pacific Northwest can be challenging. During winter excessive rain fall makes mud, an especially unpleasant reality for many horse owners. Mud is not just a nuisance; it creates …

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Caring for Pastures Over Winter

June 30, 2020January 1, 2013 by Alayne Blickle

Learn the “Golden Rules” for Pasture Management by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water If you are fortunate enough to have horse pasture winter is the time to baby it. It’s also important to realize that a good stand of grass is critical for environmental health. Grass roots hold …

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Caring for Pastures Over Winter

August 5, 2020December 1, 2012 by Alayne Blickle

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Winter Chore Efficiency

August 5, 2020November 1, 2012 by Alayne Blickle

Start Now to Prevent Headaches Later by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water It’s that time of year when the reality of the next six months hits us horse owners: lots of cold, wet, dark and windy weather. For most of the Pacific Northwest you can also add “snowy …

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Blister Beetles in the Pacific Northwest: Part 2

August 5, 2020October 1, 2012 by Alayne Blickle

Part 2: Precautions to Help Safeguard Your Horses by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Last month in Part 1 of this series we talked about a Pacific Northwest outbreak of blister beetles, a poisonous insect whose toxins can cause mild depression to death when ingested in alfalfa hay …

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Controlling Odors in Paddocks

August 5, 2020August 1, 2012 by Alayne Blickle

Keep Your Horse’s Environment Healthy and the Neighbors Happy by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water In the summer months especially, odors in gravel or sand paddocks can become intense—a real concern if you have neighbors close by. Besides being unpleasant for us, breathing ammonia is unhealthy for horses …

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