City Shop Direct Blog, green horsekeeping

Five ways to reuse those empty horse feed bags and do your part for the environment (green horsekeeping)

Posted by Vicki: (green horsekeeping) Recycling is everyone's responsibility. It is our individual way of helping the environment and not being wasteful. There are plenty of ways you can recycle around the barn and do your part to reduce waste. Feed bags are actually handy for a variety of uses. if you are just throwing your bags away, you could be missing out on some great money
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Parasitic wasps are a good alternative for pest control management at your stable (green horsekeeping)

Posted by Vicki: (green horsekeeping) Helping the environment is important to everyone, including those who care for horses. There are beneficial biological control methods to control flies and mosquitoes around your stable that will help not only to protect your horses from these annoying pests, but also protect them from the deadly diseases carried by these insects. Parasitic
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Composting manure your horses produce is beneficial to the environment (green horsekeeping)

Posted by Vicki: (green horsekeeping) Did you know that one horse produces approximately 45 pounds of manure per day That means that in a year's time, you are looking at one heck of a manure pile. It is environmentally responsible to plan for the disposal of manure from your horses. Manure should be kept 100 feet from wetlands or natural water sources and should be managed so it
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