City Shop Direct Blog March Archive

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

By Vicki at 03/27/09 06:55

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 saving ideas. Think about it...if a bag is sturdy enough to hold fifty pounds of feed and be thrown all over the place, it is sturdy enough to be used for some other purposes.

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Can supplementing with Probiotics improve your horse's digestion?

As with everything else on the market, there will be people who say yes and no. Probiotics are supplements to the diet that contain potentially beneficial yeasts or bacteria.

Hundreds of beneficial organisms reside in the cecum and large colon of the horse naturally. These bigger sections of the gut provide a place for fermentation to take place, where cellulose and hemi cellulose fibers in roughage such as hay (especially stems and stalks) are broken down into a form of nutrient the horse's body can use.

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Parasitic wasps are a good alternative for pest control management at your stable

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 wasps can be purchased through mail order and are easy to use, safe and relatively inexpensive. When using this method of insect control, there is no need for overhead sprays and direct sprays to the manure pile.

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Composting manure your horses produce is beneficial to the environment

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 does not become a detriment to the environment.

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