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References for Further Reading
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| Agriculture, General Resources for Reading | |
| Arena and Barns | |
| Books, brochures and articles of general scope | |
| Equine Liability Statutes | |
| Fly Control | |
| Horse Health and Management | |
| Integrated Land Management | |
| Manure | |
| Minerals | |
| Pasture | |
| Public Lands | |
| Rural Life | |
| Septic | |
| Water | |
| Watershed Management and Protection | |
| Websites of General Interest | |
| Weeds | |
| Wildfire Mitigation | |
| Youth | |
| Note: Titles in purple bold typeface indicate actual title of document. |
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Agriculture, General Resources for Reading | |||
| Home pages with resources to browse and download: | ||||
| Colorado State University Small Acreage Management Program | Colorado State University | www.ext.colostate.edu/sam/ | ||
| Cooperative Extension Services | Colorado State University | www.ext.colostate.edu/ | ||
| Cooperative Extension Services | New Mexico State Western Region | http://westernregional.nmsu.edu:16080/ces/ | ||
| Cooperative Extension Services | NMSU San Juan County (No. NM) | NMSU Extension San Juan County | ||
| Cooperative Extension Services | University of Nevada | http://unce.unr.edu | www.unce.unr.edu/pubsearch.htm | |
| "Horsekeeping" | Cherry Hill | www.horsekeeping.com | ||
| Landowning, Colorado Style | Colorado State Forest Service | Landowning Colorado Style | ||
| Natural Resources Online Fact Sheets | CSU Cooperative Extension | www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/pubnatr.html | ||
| Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | www.noble.org/Ag/Index.htm | ||
| USDA National Agricultural Library | http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/ | |||
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services | 259-3289, 563-1078; 31 Suttle St., Durango | www.nrcs.usda.gov | ||
| USDA Technical Resources | www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ | |||
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Arena and Barns | |||
| Home Sweet Barn | Les Selnow | TheHorse.com (free site registration required) | www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=7708 | |
| Horse Stable and Riding Arena Design | Eileen Wheeler, U of PA | Blackwell Publishing Professional (2006) | ||
| The Equine Arena Handbook | Robert Malmgren | Alpine Publications (1999) | ||
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Books, brochures and articles of general scope | |||
| Horsekeeping on Small Acreage | Cherry Hill | www.horsekeeping.com | ||
| La Plata Country Life | La Plata County Planning Department | La Plata County Planning Department | 382-6263; 1060 E. 2nd Ave., Durango | |
| Little Land, Big Challenge | Summer Best | The American Quarter Horse Journal Feb '06 | ||
| Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages | Susan Donaldson et al | University of Nevada Cooperative Extension | Stewardship Booklet | |
| Rural Living in La Plata County | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | 259-3289, 563-1078; 31 Suttle St., Bodo Park, Durango | ||
| Small Ranch Manual (Publication EB-95-02) | Susan Donaldson et al | University of Nevada Cooperative Extension | Small Ranch Manual | |
| Small Ranch Projects Guide | www.unce.unr.edu/publications/EBPubs/EB0002.pdf | |||
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Equine Liability Statutes | Colorado Statutes | www.americanequestrian.com/legal/CO.htm | |
| Equine Liability Signs | Colorado Horse Council | www.coloradohorsecouncil.com | ||
| Horses & The Law | Julie I. Fershtman | Horses & The Law Publishing | (866) 5-EQUINE (537-8463) | |
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Fly Control | |||
| Fly Control | Cherry Hill | www.horsekeeping.com | Fly Control | |
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Horse Health and Management | |||
| CSU Equine Sciences Division | Articles archive | http://equineextension.colostate.edu/ | ||
| Preparing Your Horse for Winter | Lydia Gray, DVM | TheHorse.com (public access allowed) | www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=8157 | |
| Ranch Horse Management (Fact Sheet 98-21) | Al Cirelli Jr. | University of Nevada Cooperative Extension | www.unce.unr.edu/pubs.html | |
| Responsible Horse Care for Winter and Summer (FSA3031) | Steven M. Jones, Ext Horse Specialist | U of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture | search archives at: www.uaex.edu | |
| Suburban Horse Keeping (Fact Sheet 94-09) | Al Cirelli Jr., B. Cloud | University of Nevada Cooperative Extension | www.unce.unr.edu/pubs.html | |
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Integrated Land Management | |||
| Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making | Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield | Island Press, 1999 | ||
| Managing the Forest | Colorado State Forest Service | http://csfs.colostate.edu/manageforests.htm | ||
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Manure | |||
| Horse Manure Management | JG Davis and AM Swinker | CSU Cooperative Extension, Bulletin 1.219 | www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01219.html | |
| Manure Management | Cherry Hill | www.horsekeeping.com | Manure Management | |
| Manure Management Planner (software, for large operations) | Purdue University Agronomy Department | http://www.agry.purdue.edu/mmp/ | ||
| Manure- Nutrient or Nuisance | JB Campbell | University of Nebraska | http://p2pays.org/ref/16/15481.htm | |
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Minerals | |||
| Durango Herald Archives | www.durangoherald.com/index_oilgas.asp | |||
| So, A Coalbed Methane...Well is Coming to Your Property | Downloadable pamphlet | San Juan Citizens Alliance | www.sanjuancitizens.org | |
| Typical Questions...about Oil & Gas Development | Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission | http://oil-gas.state.co.us/General/typquest.html | ||
| Who Owns the West? | Searchable database of leases | Environmental Working Group | www.ewg.org | |
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Pasture | |||
| Strategies for Livestock Management in Riparian Areas | Terrell T. Baker et al | NMSU Cooperative Extension Services | http://spectre.nmsu.edu/county/4h.html?i=san%20juan | |
| Intermountain Pasture & Hay Meadow Handbook | University of Nevada Extension Services | www.unce.unr.edu/publications/EBPubs/EB0003.pdf | ||
| Pasture Management Articles | CSU Equine Extension | Pasture Management Articles | ||
| Pasture Management for Horses on Small Acreages | P Aravis | CSU Cooperative Extension, Bulletin 1.627 | http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01627.html | |
| Pasture Management for Horses on Small Acreages | Sharp Seed Co. | Sharp Seed Pasture Management | ||
| Pasture Recommendations for Small Acreages...New Mexico | Gary Hathorn (Power Point Presentation) | Contact San Juan County Extension Agent | http://spectre.nmsu.edu/county/4h.html?i=san%20juan | |
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Public Lands | |||
| Four Corners Back Country Horsemen | www.4cbch.org | |||
| San Juan Mountains Association Bookstore | 15 Burnett Court, Durango | 385-1210 | www.sjma.org | |
| USFS | Maps and brochures | www.fs.fed.us/maps/ | ||
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Rural Life | |||
| Code of the West | John Clarke, former Larimer (CO) county commissioner | Code of the West | ||
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Septic | |||
| Frequently Asked Questions about Septic Systems | http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/faqseptc.htm | |||
| Colorado Water Knowledge | http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/ | |||
| Septic Systems: Rural Issures | http://www.sangres.com/rurallife/legals/septic.htm | |||
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Water | |||
| Colorado Drinking Water | EPA/Colorado | Private Drinking Wells | ||
| Colorado Water Knowledge | http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/ | |||
| Colorado Water Rights | Water Information Program | http://www.waterinfo.org/rights.html | ||
| Going to the Well on Water Contamination | Wendy Rice, LPC County Extension | "Good Earth", Durango Herald 8/31/06 | Water Safety and Well Shocking | |
| How Well Do You Know Your Water Well | Plateau and CDS Environmental Services | La Plata County Water Well Brochure.pdf | ||
| Southwest Colorado Groundwater & Water Wells | Brochures available online and by mail | http://co.laplata.co.us/water_well_web/index.htm | ||
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Watershed Management and Protection | |||
| Colorado’s Water Quality Control Act. | CO Dept Public Health | Water Quality Control Standards | ||
| Watershed Management | Warner College (Colorado State) | http://www.warnercnr.colostate.edu/frws/ | ||
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Websites of General Interest | |||
| Equisearch.com | www.equisearch.com | |||
| "The Horse" - magazine online | Free registration for access to articles | www.thehorse.com | ||
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Weeds | |||
| Colorado's Poisonous Menace | CO Dept of Agriculture, et al | 259-3289, 563-1078; 31 Suttle St., Durango | Available through NRCS, Durango | |
| Colorado Weed Management Association | Publications available | www.cwma.org | ||
| Denver Botanic Gardens Library | Searchable reference database for native species information | http://botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/librarylinks.cfm | ||
| La Plata County Weed management site | Downloadable articles and links | http://www.lpcweeds.org | ||
| Natural Resources Online Fact Sheets | CSU Cooperative Extension | http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/pubnatr.html | ||
| North American Weed Free Forage Project, Standards | North Am. Weed Management Program | www.nawma.org | Weed Standards | |
| Weed Management for Small Rural Acreages (Pub #3.106) | KG Beck | CSU Cooperative Extension | http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/03106.html | |
| Weeds of the West | Tom D. Whitson, Ed. | University of Wyoming Press | ||
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Wildfire Mitigation | |||
| Protect Your Home...from Wildfire | Colorado State Forest Service | http://csfs.colostate.edu/protecthomeandforest.htm#cofw | ||
| Colorado State Forest Service | http://csfs.colostate.edu/wildfire.htm | |||
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Youth | |||
| American Youth Horse Council | Various resources available | http://www.ayhc.com/resources.htm | ||
| Introduction to Horse Management | Purdue University Cooperative Extension | http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/AS/AS_554_W.pdf | ||
| Responsible Horse Care | American Youth Horse Council | http://www.ayhc.com/pdfs/Horseownership.pdf | ||
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