The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders

The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders: Sustainable Practices for Horse Care, Stable Management, Land Use, and Riding

Reduce your carbon hoofprint! Covering everything from environmentally sensitive trail riding to building a green barn, this guide is packed with simple, practical ways to create a healthy, chemical free, and sustainable environment for you and your horses. Heather Cook provides strategies for collecting rainwater, finding locally sourced feed, using natural cleaning products, and much more. Whether you keep a barn full of horses or rent a stall for just one, you’ll find dozens of suggestions for implementing practices that preserve land, water, and energy.  

Whether it's reducing pesticide use, managing manure safely, or keeping your creek water clean and pure, here are dozens of simple, practical, earth-friendly ways in which every horse person can create a healthier environment every day.

- Use renewable energy to power your barn
- In parks, ride only on equestrian-designated trails
- Locate your haystack near your tractor storage to save fuel
- Situate outdoor arenas on high ground to prevent flooding
- Choose a green alternative to pressure-treated lumber in building projects
- Give your horse sustainably grown feed from a local source
- Collect rainwater for watering horses and fields
- Use or sell composted horse manure
- Locate fuel tanks, storage facilities, and manure piles away from all water sources
- Implement a workable pasture-management schedule
- Replace harsh chemical cleaners with natural alternatives
- As in other parts of your life: Reduce, reuse, and recycle

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; 1st edition (July 15, 2009)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 231 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603421475
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603421478
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.69 x 10 inches