The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders: Sustainable Practices for Horse Care, Stable Management, Land Use, and Riding

by Heather Cook

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.  

Genres: Horses

231 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2009

Reviews

[Altivo Overo]

Pretty thorough coverage of the subject, with all the aspects of ecological impact from keeping horses. I found much of the advice to be self-evident, but I imagine many readers will not. Clear explanations, lots of illustrations help to make this a useful book for anyone who owns a horse (or two...)