With the United Nations sustainable goals in mind, we pursue the following:
Landscaping: within the pasture we promote the growth of native plants to provide food and shelter for local wildlife. We try to keep a balance between nature and animal, this means at least 1 acre space per horse, too many horses will destroy nature.We create piles of bushes and try to grow a diversity of local vegetation. Together with a local bee keeper we keep bee hives, insect eating birds and chickens. All animals that help us to manage mosquitos and fly populations without using pesticides. Nor do we use herbicides.
As part of our daily feeding process the horses have access to food 24/7, all natural based food (so no pellets). Our horses have their own natural pasture in which they can roam, walk freely and socialize with other animals and find besides the provided food other food as would they do in the wild. On a daily basis the horses's manure is collected. This natural (and probably mainly organic) compost is given back to the Galician community to fertilize their plants and (home) grown gardens. It can be collected in exchange for a bag of apples or carrots for the horses (and for those who can not afford it, it's free).
Via education we like to create awareness for a sound environment,so we canreduce the carbon footprint towards the Galician province. At a later stage we will offer interaction with horses, essential leadership and interpersonal skills (confidence), self awareness, and clear communication for children and adults. We emphasize on the interconnection of all living things and our responsibility for taking care of the land that takes care of us (ecosystem).
We offer free spots for people with a light disability to learn to work with the horses as a volunteer. In this way we hope to be able to contribute to the Galician community.
In building the shed and fencing we'll try to re-use as much material as possible. As we are in a developing stage, we encourage people to help us on the concept of living in harmony with our horses/animals and the land. By taking better care of our horses'/animals' welfare and encouraging biodiversity and healthy food, we'll positively contribute to the environment.