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Horse Farm Management
Horse Farm Management
Bedding: Make the Right Choice for Your Situation, Part 3 of 4
April 1, 2008
The advantages and disadvantages of wood product bedding
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Bedding: Make the Right Choice for Your Situation, Part 2 of 4
March 1, 2008
What is available locally, and how do you decide?
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Get the Most from Your Bedding
February 1, 2008
Make the Right Choice for Your Situation (Part 1 in a 4 part series)
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Is Manure Happening to You? Part 2 of 2
January 1, 2008
Keep your farm under control with three more manure management options
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Is Manure Happening to You?
December 1, 2007
Options for Managing Horse Manure, Part 1 in a 2 part series
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Fall in Place for Winter Part 2 of 2
November 1, 2007
Five more tips to get ahead of the weather
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Fall in Place for Winter, Part 1 of 2
October 1, 2007
Get ahead of the weather with these five tips to ready your farm for winter
Horse Farm Management
Feeding the Fields
September 1, 2007
Where and how to spread your compost
Horse Farm Management
Water-wise Tips for Horse Owners
August 1, 2007
Help your plants and the environment by using mulch, runoff, and effective watering techniques
Horse Farm Management
Go Wild!
July 1, 2007
Simple tips for encouraging wildlife on horse properties
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Dealing with Odors in Horse Paddocks, Part 2 of a 2 part series
June 1, 2007
Options for reducing paddock odors
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Dealing with Odors in Horse Paddocks, part 1 of a 2 part series
May 1, 2007
Be a good neighbor by keeping urine smells under control in your paddocks
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Finding Black Gold in Mount Manure: Composting Horse Manure Part 4 of 4
April 1, 2007
In the last of this 4-part series, Alayne Blickle provides a troubleshooting guide and useful resources with additional informational on composting and managing horse manure.
Horse Farm Management
Finding Black Gold in Mount Manure: Composting, part 3 of 4
March 2, 2007
Steps to effectively maintain your compost bins or piles
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Finding Black Gold in Mount Manure: Part 2 of 4
February 1, 2007
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Finding Black Gold in Mount Manure: Composting Horse Manure, Part 1 of a 4 part series
January 1, 2007
Turn your nuisance manure pile into black gold. Start by learning the benefits of a composting system.
Horse Farm Management
Shopping for Suitable Horse Property: Evaluating the Structures, Part 3of 3
December 1, 2006
So, the property you’re looking at has never housed horses? Here’s a list of five things to help you determine its suitability for you and your horses.
Horse Farm Management
Shopping for Suitable Horse Property: What do the Natural Features Tell You? Part 2 of 3
November 1, 2006
Find yourself shopping for horse property from the visual and emotional appeal? Here are four tips on “reading” the property to determine its suitability for horse farming.
Horse Farm Management
Shopping for Suitable Horse Property: To Buy or Not to Buy, Part 1of 3
October 1, 2006
You think owning a horse farm in the country sounds romantic? Here’s some questions to consider before you make that big investment.
Horse Farm Management
Using Geotextile Fabric in a Muddy Area
September 1, 2006
Does the soil around your run-in shed or barn get muddy during the fall and winter? If so this article gives how-to information on using Geotextile fabric beneath the footing material to help stabilize the area
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Perfect Pastures: A Checklist of Tips on Horse Pasture Management, Part 3 0f 3
August 1, 2006
Final article in series with tips on keeping your pastures perfect with rotational grazing and fencing. In this series we have been looking at tips for managing horse pastures, from horse and grass plant health to soil tests and liming. We finish up this month with rotational grazing and fencing – key components to productive horses pastures.
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Perfect Pastures, Part 1 of 3
June 30, 2006
A Checklist of Tips on Horse Pasture Management
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20 Things Every Horseowner Should Consider
February 28, 2006
A Checklist of the Basic Requirements of Horse Ownership, Part 1 of 4
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Creating the Mud-free Winter Paddock - Part 4
January 31, 2006
In the last part of this series we cover how to put the winter paddock to good use and integrate it into your pasture management system.
Horse Farm Management
Creating the Mud-free Winter Paddock
October 31, 2005
In this series we will cover how to manage your horse in a winter paddock and mitigate the mud issue.
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GREAT IDEAS FOR MANAGING HORSE MANURE: Part 4 of a 4 part series
September 30, 2005
What to do with the mountain of manure that quickly builds when you own a horse is a serious issue for horse owners. In this series on manure management we have covered several useful options for both on-site and off-site ways to deal with manure and stall waste.
Horse Farm Management
Great Ideas for Managing Horse Manure (Part 3 of a 4 part series)
August 31, 2005
In this series on manure management options, we are covering the advantages and disadvantages of five options. Last month we covered two on-site options – spreading straight manure and composting. This month we look at two useful off-site options for managing manure. Off-site options are good for folks with more horses than land to utilize manure or if dealing with stall waste on your property just doesn’t appeal to you.
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Great Ideas for Managing Horse Manure
July 30, 2005
Part 2 of a 4 part series.
Horse Farm Management
Great Ideas For Managing Horse Manure
June 30, 2005
Part 1 in a 4 part series
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Mud Management Tips for Horse Farms
May 26, 2005
Even though we started out the year with wonderfully warm, dry weather, the Northwest rains are catching up with us and reeking havoc on many of our horse farms. Many horse places are showing the repercussions of continuous rainfall with muddy paddocks and miserable horses standing up to their hocks in filth. With this in mind, now is the time to highlight a few tips on ways to reduce mud on horse properties.
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Shopping for Horse Property: What Makes a Property Suitable for Horses? Pt. 3
May 11, 2005
Buildings and structures such as fences are another important consideration. If this is a non-horse place that you will “retro-fit” into a horse-safe place, make notes of what it will take to make it horse-suitable. Are existing shelters appropriate and in good shape?
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Shopping for Horse Property: What Makes a Property Suitable for Horses (Part 2 of 3)
March 31, 2005
One of the first things to consider in buying horse property is soil type. Unfortunately it’s usually one of the last things us horse people think about! There is a good reason to pay attention to dirt; now you are going to be “farming” and you need to think like a farmer. And a good farmer knows his soil.
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Shopping for Horse Property: What Makes a Property Suitable for Horses
February 28, 2005
So, you’ve finally decided to do it! You’re going hunting for that place in the country you’ve always dreamed about. You, your family and your horses will at last be together in “one fence.”
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Horse Farming Question: Mud management, Drainage & Gravel?
January 31, 2005
It looks like we’re heading into one of our typical Pacific “Northworst” winters with lots of rain, rain and more rain. Plus, there’s the wind and those long, dark nights. I recently received the following question and since it’s a good one for this time of year I would like to share this with NWHS readers.
Horse Farm Management
Horse Farming Question: OK to pasture horses on dirt?
December 31, 2004
About this time of the year at Horses for Clean Water we begin getting lots of inquiries regarding mud, ways to care for horses over the coming rainy season, and winter preparedness. The following question is a good one that I recently received and thought I would share it with NWHS readers.
Horse Farm Management
HCW’s Top 10 Ways to Ready Your Farm for Winter (Part 2 of 2)
November 30, 2004
Okay. Have you started on last month’s checklist yet? If not, it’s time to get going before those north winds are a’ blowing!
Horse Farm Management
HCW’s Top 10 Ways to Ready Your Farm for Winter
October 26, 2004
Part 1 in a 2 part series
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Building a Horse Shelter – What You Need to Know
October 26, 2004
There are numerous reasons to consider building a shelter for your horse. The Northwest has all types of extreme weather, from monsoon-type rain to deep snow and merciless sun.
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Basic Farm Equipment for Small Acreage Horse Properties
September 8, 2004
Part 2 of a 2 part series
As we conclude this series on realistic equipment considerations for small acreage horse places, we offer some suggestions to help you manage manure and pastures without going overboard on expensive equipment.
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Basic Farm Equipment for Small Acreage Horse Properties
August 1, 2004
Part 1 of a 2 part series
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Northwest Horse Pasture Management
July 1, 2004
Part 3 of a 3 part series
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
Horse Farm Management
Northwest Horse Pasture Management: Part 2 of a 3 part series
June 1, 2004
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Northwest Horse Pasture Management
May 1, 2004
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
Horse Farm Management
The Swallows are Coming! - Natural Insect Control for Horse Farms
April 27, 2004
One of my favorite times of the year is mid-March. A very special thing happens each year around March 20th, the first day of spring. That is the return of the swallows.
Horse Farm Management
Enviro-Horsekeeping: Win-Win Techniques for You, Your Horse, Your Farm, Your Neighborhood -- AND the Environment!
March 29, 2004
Part 3 of a 3 part series by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Horse Farm Management: Enviro-Horsekeeping
February 1, 2004
Enviro-Horsekeeping: Win-Win Techniques for You, Your Horse, Your Farm, Your Neighborhood -- AND the Environment!
Horse Farm Management
Enviro-Horsekeeping: Win-Win Techniques for You, Your Horse
January 30, 2004
Part 1 of a 3 part series
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Figuring Out Footings for Horse Paddocks
December 30, 2003
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Figuring Out Footings for Horse Paddocks: Part 2 of 3
November 30, 2003
Part 2 of a 3 part series by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Horse Farm Management: Figuring Out Footings - Part I of a 3 part series
October 31, 2003
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Horse Farm Management - Composting Horse Manure: An Excellent Manure Management Option
August 31, 2003
Part III of a 3 part series by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Composting Horse Manure: An Excellent Manure Management Option
July 31, 2003
Part II of a 3 part series by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
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Composting Horse Manure: An Excellent Manure Management Option - Part 1 of 3
June 30, 2003
If you care for horses on your own place then you have, no doubt, wondered about what to do with that huge mound of manure and stall waste generated by your horse. In fact, one horse can create a serious pile in no time -- one horse produces about 50 lbs. of manure per day, over eight tons per year.
Horse Farm Management
WNV Prevention for Horses & Horse Owners - Part 3
May 31, 2003
In part one of this series we covered the history of this disease, how it's transmitted and discussed vaccinating horses. In the second part we covered important farm management techniques for minimizing mosquito populations as well as using beneficial natural controls. This month we conclude with chemical and other controls, prevention in humans and additional resources.
Horse Farm Management
WNV Prevention for Horses & Horse Owners
March 31, 2003
Scientists are warning us that the West Nile Virus (WNV) could have a big impact in the northwest by summer of 2003. In Part I of this 3 part series I will review a history of the disease, how it’s transmitted and methods of prevention in horses.
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Creating & Using a Sacrifice Area:
February 28, 2003
Probably the best thing you can do for your pasture is take your horses off of it in the winter. Confining your horses to a winter paddock or “sacrifice area” will greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures next summer and it will substantially reduce the amount of mud on your horse farm this winter.
Horse Farm Management
Creating & Using a Sacrifice Area: Part 1
January 31, 2003
Don’t let this mild winter fool you – the most important part of managing pastures is the time when you take your horses off your pasture. By creating and using a winter paddock or “sacrifice area” to confine your horses over the winter you can greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures for next summer.
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Preparing For Winter
December 31, 2002
In concluding this series we finish addressing some of the main points around the farm as we “fall in place” for winter. Last month we looked at horse management concerns and things to take care of inside the barn. We conclude by going outside your barn, covering paddocks and fields, and wind up looking at you the horseowner and how you can prepare yourself for winter on your farm.
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