How to Protect Septic Systems and Wells from Horses

Horses for Clean Water’s Alayne Blickle explains why you should keep horses off septic systems and away from wells.

Posted by Alayne Blickle | Jul 2, 2015 | Farm and Barn, Healthy Farm Management, How-To, Media, Video

Horses for Clean Water’s Alayne Blickle explains why you should keep horses off septic systems and away from wells.

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Alayne Blickle

Alayne Blickle, a lifelong equestrian and ranch riding competitor, is the creator/director of Horses for Clean Water, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed environmental education program for horse owners. Well-known for her enthusiastic, down-to-earth approach, Blickle is an educator and photojournalist who has worked with horse and livestock owners since 1990 teaching manure composting, pasture management, mud and dust control, water conservation, chemical use reduction, firewise, and wildlife enhancement. She teaches and travels North America and writes for horse publications. Blickle and her husband raise and train their mustangs and quarter horses at their eco-sensitive guest ranch, Sweet Pepper Ranch, in sunny Nampa, Idaho.

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