What People Say About Horses for Clean Water!

"Thank you-thank you-thank you for bringing HCW to San Juan County. Your thoughtful presentation and well-produced materials were inspiring. I brought extra publications to Lopez [Island] neighbor horse owners who could not attend, so the gospel of HCW is spreading here. Wanted to let you know I was able to put some HCW ideas to work right away...Thank you for sharing your personal journey to better horse-keeping and making it available to the rest of us!" ~ Ruthie Thompson-Klein, Lopez Island

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Western Washington – Workshop Series for Horse & Small Farm Owners

BLACK DIAMOND, WA

Thursdays, February 16 & 23 and March 1 & 8, 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm

Black Diamond Library

Workshops for Horse & Small Farm Owners Hands-on workshops on livestock management practices. 

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March 2012 Farm Tour – Willow Creek, Maple Valley, WA

MAPLE VALLEY, WA

Saturday, March 3, 10am to noon

FARM TOUR: Willow Creek. This horse owner, a former endurance rider turned EAGALA practitioner, set up his property over 13 years ago after attending HCW & KCD

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Idaho Horse Owners – Manure Management Options Class available in January

MERIDIAN, ID

Tuesday, January 10, 7pm

Idaho Pizza Company, Fairview Road

PRESENTATION: Join the Boise Chapter of Back County Horseman to learn about Manure Management Options for Horse Owners. There are many useful alternatives

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Idaho Horse & Livestock Owners – Educational Opportunities in December

Mark your calendars now. For more information, details or questions, contact Alayne@horsesforcleanwater.com

BOISE, ID

Saturday, December 17, 1:30-3:30pm

Boise WaterShed, 11818 West Joplin Road

PRESENTATION: Join Alayne Blickle for Composting and Manure Management Options

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  • Build a Mounting Block January 19, 2012
    After recent ACL knee surgery, when I was finally allowed to get back on my horse I needed a good mounting block to do so. The plastic store-bought version we had didn't seem sturdy enough (or tall enough!) so I besieged Matt to build me a sturdy, permanent version. The nice thing about it is that we've found many uses for it since my early convale […]
    Alayne
  • Improving Habitat to Attract Wildlife Helps You and Your Horse January 11, 2012
    While development seems to be a fact of life today and most of us can't do much to stop the encroachment of buildings and development, horse owners actually can do quite a bit to provide wildlife with suitable living conditions. Inviting many types of wildlife into our horse places actually has wonderful payoffs to horse and property owners, as well as […]
    Alayne
  • Take Winter by Storm--On-Farm Emergency Preparedness December 20, 2011
    We've been lucky so far; most of North America has survived the first part of winter without much in the way of major storms. But I think we all know that winter's big push is just around the corner. Making improvements and having supplies on hand before those strong winter storms hit may help you avoid potential disasters. Use this on-farm emergen […]
    Alayne