As the race to find alternatives to fossil fuels continues, one company, Fortum is looking at something that may at first seem unusual, but is actually quite an ancient source of fuel. The FEI World Cup Jumping Show in Helsinki is being fueled by horse manure. Not only is the venue running on manure, the manure collected from the horses at the show produces enough energy to supply the show venue and a small hamlet of homes with heat and light. The company estimates that two horses can supply enough fuel to run a single family home for an entire year. Which leaves many horse owners wondering, did we just “strike oil”?
What’s something no one really wants, but misses badly when there isn't any? Manure! Call it horse buns, road apples, horse pucky, horse chips, horse hooey or horse apples, as much as we's rather clean stalls then our houses, we’d ...
Using horse manure for fuel solves two problems. Manure is a renewable energy source and its production is relatively kind to the environment. And, it provides a way to clean up manure, which Finland no longer allows in landfill s ...
We hear a lot about global climate change caused by the fossil fuels we use to heat our homes, cook our food and power our vehicles. So it wouldn’t be strange that we long for simpler times when such problems (if you believe there ...
The FEI World Cup Jumping Show in Helsinki is being fueled by horse manure. Not only is the venue running on manure, the manure collected from the horses at the show produces enough energy to supply the show venue and a small haml ...
At a meeting in Germany, scientists are looking for ways to monetize carbon dioxide emissions. And horse manure has been part of the discussion. Dried manure has been used as a fuel for centuries. And methane gas made from manure ...
We know horse manure can be useful. Fertilizer, building material and beer can all be derived from manure, but the most traditional use is as heating fuel. And strangely enough, this is something pandas have discovered as well. Re ...
! B&M Devil Poetry, foaled August 4, 2020, sat in the #1 rank at 13 years of age and earned 1,552,200 PB for owner and breeder Mirky In A Box. Her jumpoff record was an impressive 1,103 - 1 and she had a best jump of 102.5 inches. ...
Whatever you think of PETA, some of the abuses they uncover are truly disturbing. In this video, a young Thoroughbred is being mistreated by a trainer, and the footage is a good example of how not to handle a young horse. The vide ...
Horse training is not an easy task nor one that can be rushed or forced. And when the horse has never met a human before, the challenge is much greater. Meet Annie and her two formerly wild Mustangs Freya and Chira and learn how s ...
For many people, summer holiday mode is over, and with everyone back to regular work and school routines autumn can feel like the real start of the new year. Here are the three horses that started the "new year" in the top spots o ...
In some areas, Ivermectin is being cleared from store shelves because it’s being inappropriately used by people who believe it’s an antidote for COVID-19. Experts are warning that taking Ivermectin, a drug commonly used for horses ...
What do you do when you are on the track of a violent hurricane and you have a stable full of horses and other critters? Tim Anderson of Tim Anderson Ranch and Horse Training explains his plan for preparing his facility and the r ...
The top ranked PonyBox horse on the first day of September was 16.3 hand Thoroughbred mare LI Super Trooper. Super Trooper is out of the 21st generation stallion Silent Darkness whose pedigree traces back to #1 stallions DF Volkhv ...
Almost too weak to stand, and left lying in the mud waiting for the dead stock truck, a small pony met the right people just in the nick of time. Months of rehabilitation, good food, and grooming resulted in a miraculous transfor ...
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