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Horses for Clean Water's Demonstration Farm & Outdoor Arenas

Saturday, April 25

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

17717 252nd Ave SE

Maple Valley, WA

Barb Apple & Alayne Blickle team up to bring you hands-on help and information about creating a holistic approach to managing your horse and horse property.

Build confidence with your horse and strengthen your horsemanship by understanding horse behavior with the Northwest’s own Natural Horsemanship Clinician Barb Apple. The morning session with Barb will be groundwork with your horse that will develop your horse/human partnership and strengthen horsemanship skills.

For the afternoon, join Alayne Blickle to tour her eco-friendly farm. Get tips and ideas on ways to set up and manage horse properties that are good for you, your horses and the environment. Learn about mud-free paddocks, composting horse manure, pasture management with fewer chemicals, and more "green" horsekeeping!

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

CHECK IN (Beginning 7:00 a.m.) Coffee, hot drinks and light refreshments

provided

MORNING (9:00 a.m. - noon) Barb Apple Ground Clinic – Build confidence with your horse through understanding horse behavior

LUNCH (noon – 1:00 p.m.) Brown bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave available)

AFTERNOON (1:00 – 3:00 p.m.) Alayne Blickle – Farm Tour/Natural Horsekeeping Presentation

BREAK (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.) Light snacks and drinks provided

FINAL WRAP-UP (3:30 – 4:00 p.m.) Alayne and Barb -- Q&A and wrap-up

OPEN ARENA (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.) Participants are welcome to ride in the arena or round pen

COSTS:

Horse and rider participants -- $195, limited to 10 ($95 deposit, checks payable to "HCW" and mailed to the address below)

Auditors -- $35

Overnight stabling -- Rider accommodations and guest horses available

REGISTRATION:

Alayne@HorsesforCleanWater.com

425-432-6116

To Learn More:

Barb: www.BarbApple.com

Alayne: www.HorsesforCleanWater.com