Tips, tricks, and a quick peek into the everyday life of the conservation district.
You can count on Pacific Northwest winters being cold, wet, dark, and windy. During many winters you can add snowy and icy to that description. For horse owners this usually means struggles such as slogging through mud to do chores with less time to ride or exercise horses. As it is with most everything, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Read MoreTrack paddocks are an excellent way to keep your horses moving and interested when they aren’t on pasture. Track paddocks can also help protect water quality by avoiding overgrazing and compaction of your pastures that may become vulnerable to mud and runoff during the wet season.
Read MoreHealthy pastures are an important key to a healthy ecosystem.
Read MoreWho would have thought that carnivorous bog plants, such as sundews and pitcher plants, would have a place on a horse property?
Read MoreFall is officially here. Are you and your horses ready? Now is the time to prepare for the upcoming rainy season here in western Washington. Here are a few tips and tricks to beat the winter weather this year and establish more permanent solutions for next year.
Read MoreWhether you board horses, run a training facility, or just have one horse at home, using best management practices can make your operation run smoother and protect your horses. But which ones do you do first? Is there a sequence that’s best? How do you prioritize?
Read MoreHave you ever been trying to hang your horse’s evening hay and have them step on your foot? Yeah, Whiskey’s done that to me. More than once. And he’s not in a hurry to get off it, either, especially when that means backing away from his hay bag…
Read MoreHave you ever been trying to hang your horse’s evening hay and have them step on your foot? Yeah, Whiskey’s done that to me. More than once. And he’s not in a hurry to get off it, either, especially when that means backing away from his hay bag…
Read MoreFall is quickly approaching, and your horses have been grazing all summer on your nice, lush pastures you’ve been nurturing for a long time now. As the fall and winter rains begin and you will move your horses off the pasture for the winter, I always get questions about what to do with the manure the horses have left behind…
Read MoreAs we’ve all been sequestered due to the pandemic it has been nice to finally see the sun and know that summer is just around the corner. However, as a horse owner, you know that this time of year is the time when we, our horses, and barns begin to deal with another plague – flies.
Read MoreWondering how to avoid muddy paddocks next year? Farm planner Michael Hipp explains in detail how to create mud-free, easy-to-clean paddocks.
Read MoreLaminitis in fall? Michael Hipp explains…
Read MoreSomeone once said that we owe our existence to six inches of soil and the fact that it rains. This is very true, and amazing to ponder. The soil in our pastures, and the grass it grows, are just as vital to the health of our horses.
Read MoreWarm Beach Camp and Stables hosted our Spring Nutrition and Pastures workshop last Saturday March 23. We brought together a veterinarian, a farm planner, and the leaders of Warm Beach Camp's Horsemanship Program discuss pastures, equine nutrition, and manure and mud management.
Read MoreAh, spring….the snow is gone, the sun is shining, the grass is growing, the horses are licking their lips and pacing their paddocks waiting for you to open the gate and let them out on that beautiful, lush pasture you have limed and fertilized and protected all winter. Before you open that gate and let them run free, however, there are three things you must make sure are ready – the soil, the grass, and your horse.
Read MoreMud on freezing mornings can not only be frustrating, it can also be downright dangerous. And not just for you, but also for your horse.
Read MoreA small grant held in the Livingston Watershed of Camano Island wrapped up. Here’s the summary of the work we accomplished.
Read MoreA wrap up of the 2018 Manure Spreading Season from our Sound Horsekeeping Manager, Michael Hipp.
Image credit: The Oatmeal
Read MoreHorses have the ability to be and do many things, and one of the things we have found they can do is to help save our orcas.
Photo credit: Creative Commons, Kat Kellner
Read MoreToday we understand the importance of preserving habitat for other species and how those can actually benefit livestock on the range. One of the most prominent species in need of habitat preservation in our region is salmon.
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