Introduction--
Horse Keeping: Stewardship on horse property is a major opportunity and responsibility. These documents focus on caring for the land and managing manure, giving practical solutions to horse owners on what can be done to help protect the environment. Whether an owner has one horse or operates a boarding facility, all equestrians play an important role in assuring that our watersheds are healthy and our creeks clean. The materials were developed in for the San Francisco Bay RC&D Area Council.
Horse Keeping: A Guide to Land Management for Clean Water [manual]
Horse Manure Management: A Guide for Bay Area Horse Keepers [booklet]
FACT SHEETS (downloadable)
Facilities Management
- Water Quality and Horse Keeping Facilities
- Conservation Measures to Reduce Non-point Source Pollution at Horse Facilities
- Horse Paddocks—Designed and Managed to Protect Water Quality
- Stormwater Runoff Management at High-use Areas
Land Management
- Controlling Yellow Star Thistle
- Dry Pasture for Horses
- Seeding Recommendations for Horse Facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Managing Manure: The Role of Riparian Buffers
- Photographic Monitoring
- Portable Backyard Garden
Manure Management
Composting Horse Manure
- Composting Horse Manure
- Economics of Horse Manure Composting
- Adjusting C:N Ratio in Horse Manure Composting
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