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Fall Checklist for Preparing Your Horse Property for Winter
by Alayne Blickle | Oct 20, 2022
Use this checklist of fall horse property chores to better prepare yourself and your horses for the upcoming winter months.
Read MoreFall Renovation of Horse Pastures
by Alayne Blickle | Oct 10, 2021
Fall is a great time to renovate horse pastures and ready them for winter.
Read MoreTake the Winter Solstice Chore Efficiency Test
by Alayne Blickle | Dec 21, 2019
Can you pass Alayne’s test? Get advice for winterizing and making your horse property chore-efficient.
Read MoreYou and Your Horse Can Become Environmentally Friendly
by Alayne Blickle | Apr 22, 2019
Here’s a brief look at “green” horse keeping techniques you can implement on your farm this summer.
Read MoreFree, Non-Toxic Insect Control for Horse Properties
by Alayne Blickle | Apr 28, 2018
Here’s a non-toxic insect control approach that can work for anyone: Encourage insect-eating birds to move into your yards, pasture, and barn areas.
Read MoreWelcome Swallows Back to Your Horse Property!
by Alayne Blickle | Mar 15, 2018
March and April mark the return of these little birds that play a big role in horse-property insect control.
Read MoreMy Mustang Isn’t Who I Thought She Was
by Alayne Blickle | Feb 13, 2017
Have you ever used genetic testing to research your horse’s ancestry? Find out how a DNA test offered Alayne some surprise answers to questions about her BLM mustang’s ancestry.
Read MoreMaking Friends With Horseless Neighbors
by Alayne Blickle | Sep 28, 2015
How do you maintain a good relationship with your nonhorsey neighbors?
Read MoreMustang Mania in Idaho
by Alayne Blickle | Sep 18, 2015
Meet some of the competitors from the 2015 Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nampa, Idaho.
Read MoreHomemade Weed Control Spray
by Alayne Blickle | Aug 31, 2015
Trying to beat those weeds? Here’s a homemade herbicide recipe for tank sprayers or spray bottles that’s low in chemicals and caustic substances.
Read MoreKeep Pastures Healthy With Rotational Grazing
by Alayne Blickle | Aug 27, 2015
Rotational grazing is a recommended pasture management “best management practice” to increase pasture productivity and prevent overgrazing and soil compaction. This technique guarantees fresh grass for your horses for a longer period of time during the growing season.
Read MoreWashington Horse Farm Uses Rain Gardens for Mud Control in Paddocks and Mountain Trail Course
by Alayne Blickle | Jul 16, 2015
The owners of this recently purchased 17-acre farm are incorporating rain gardens in paddocks and on a mountain trail course to help with mud control.
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