Going Green

Sustainable farming and operating horse farms in environmentally friendly ways is very important to the Kentucky Horse Council. As new efforts are enlisted to make horse farming more "green" they are added to this page with links to articles and other information.

Articles

11/24/09 Energy Project Aims to Make Games Greener
7/20/09 Going Green: Environmental Stewardship for Horse Owners
2/1/09 Environmentally Friendly
1/4/09 Kentucky Horse Farms Go Green with Composting
12/3/08 Free Webcasts Help Clean Up Horse Environment
10/00/99 Horse Manure Strategies: Compost It!

Resources

Environmental & Natural Resource Issues - University of Kentucky
Horse Keeping On Limited Acres…Got Mud? Got Manure?
Keeping Horse Pastures Green & Productive
Horse Manure Compost the Renewable Resource
Pennsylvania Equine Nutrient and Sediment Management Project for the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy Team
Pennsylvania Horse Farms & Water Quality Regulations
Sustainable Stables: a website containing articles and resources that focus on encouraging stewardship and sustainability in horse farm management and day-to-day horse activities.

If there is an article or information about green horse farming which you'd like included on this page please email info@kentuckyhorse.org and include a link to the article.