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Environmentally Sensitive Horse Keeping

In view of the outbreak of West Nile virus, keeping horses in an environmentally sensitive manner is becoming even more critical. Two free manuals produced by Horses for Clean Water provide good information on the topic. Visit www.horsesforcleanwater.com for additional details.

Healthy Horses, Clean Water: A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Horsekeeping for King County Equine Businesses provide information and recommendations on how to reduce mud, manage manure, increase pasture productivity and control insects for commercial horse facilities. Contact Laurie Clinton, King County Livestock Programs, at (206) 296-1471 or by email at Laurie.Clinton@metrokc.gov.

Healthy Horses, Clean Water: A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Horsekeeping discusses mud, manure, pasture, and wildlife management with detail sections on resources, laws and more. Download a copy from the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team Web site at www.wa.gov/puget_sound/Programs/Agriculture.htm.

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