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MANURE MANAGEMENT As stated,we can house up to 90 horses of which 2/3 are on pasture. The exact number of horses can vary from month to month. We average about 80 horses. We have 23 dirt pens and 7 stalls in the barn. The rest of our horse space is 23 acres of pasture which is fenced and cross fenced. Our barn stalls and dirt pens are hand cleaned daily using a wheelbarrow which is emptied into the tractor bucket. This is then deposited on our manure storage pile on the south side of the property or spread with manure spreader. The storage area is approximately 45'x50'. Half of the space is used for loading and unloading of manure. The manure pile is disposed of on a regular basis to which we have no issues with odors,flies or leaching. It is not located near a water source. During wet weather times, the manure pile is covered with a specialized tarp. This keeps the extra moisture out of the pile,making it easier for removal. The manure is disposed of in several ways: A. Friends, clients and neighbors routinely take the manure for their gardens or small orchards. B. We use the manure to maintain our 762 trees that surround the property. C. A local custom spreading business takes some manure to spread on the nearby vineyards and orchards. This is done in the fall before the rain season starts. The irrigated pastures lands are dragged weekly with a chain harrow which breaks up the manure. We then irrigate the pastures with a sprinkler system that covers 80% of the facility. In the winter months,we drag the pastures weekly and allow the rain to irrigate the pastures. If the winter is on the dry side,we can use our well to irrigate the pastures. This allows the manure to dissipate into the pastures, thereby fertilizing the pastures along with the trees that are in the pastures. We will comply with EHD,SWRCB and CVRWQCB requirements. SOLID WASTE We have 4-42 gallon trash containers around the property for clients to use and 2-64 gallon trash containers, one in the graining room and one behind the barn for clients to use. They are emptied weekly into our trash dumpster. This is done by our employees. Waste Management empties the trash dumpster on Fridays. We also have 3-40 gallon containers for recycle of cans,bottles,plastic bottles and any other recyclable items. These are taken to the local recyclers here in Lodi by our employees. We do not anticipate the death of our horses,however,when necessary our main ranch veterinarian, Dr. Alicia Webster does the euthanization. The horse is then picked up by Lost Horse Dead Animal Hauler (copy of license attached).