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Technology & Engineering Animal Husbandry

The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders

Sustainable Practices for Horse Care, Stable Management, Land Use, and Riding

by (author) Heather Cook

Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Initial publish date
Jul 2009
Category
Animal Husbandry, Equestrian, Sustainable Agriculture
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781603426558
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $15.99

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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.

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Contributor Notes

Heather Cook has written extensively on horses for The Quarter Horse News and The Reiner, the official publication of the National Reining Horse Association. She is also a member of the editorial department at The Western Horse Review, Canada’s most popular Western horse magazine.