Healthy Environments for Horses 

Wellington, FL - November 18, 2013 - John Blackburn, architect and author of the book, Healthy Stables By Design will join the Your Day programs from Clemson University Radio Production, scheduled to air on South Carolina ETV Radio this week. Your Day is broadcast statewide from noon to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on the stations listed below.

ETV Radio Stations 

 

Host Anna Simon will hear from Blackburn about designing eco-friendly, sustainable barns that provide a healthy environment for horses and comforts for their human friends and caretakers.

Listeners can participate during a live call-in show by using the toll-free phone number: 1-888-539-8859. For more information contact Anna Simon at: alsimon@clemson.edu.

A beautiful tack room of a Blackburn designed barn.

On Tuesday Nov. 19, Blackburn will visit with fans and sign books at the National Press Club's 36^th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose, in Washington, D.C.

The event benefits the non-profit NPC Journalism Institute whose mission is to provide training for working journalists in a changing media environment, and support the next generation of journalists through a competitive scholarship program.

 

For more information about the 36^th Annual National Press Club's Book Fair and Author's Night go to http://www.press.org/bookfair. This link will be updated regularly with additional author names and other relevant information 

 

Healthy Stables by Design is a museum-quality coffee table book that illustrates Blackburn's approach to equestrian architecture through dramatic photography and compelling writing.

It introduces the concepts of aerodynamic ventilation, strategic natural light and passive solar heating and cooling into significant horse barn designs ranging from exquisite to functional.

John Blackburn serves as the President and Senior Principal of Blackburn Architects, a Washington, D.C. firm. He has 35 years of expertise in architecture and 30 years of work focusing specifically on equestrian architecture with more than 160 horse farm designs to his credit. His award-winning work is widely known for its beauty, functionality and sustainability.

Blackburn has built facilities for racing, polo, hunters and jumpers and Quarter Horses in a variety of climates and evolving site conditions and he has been featured in dozens of equestrian, architecture and luxury lifestyle publications.

To sponsor the tour of Healthy Stables by Design contact:

Carrie Wirth

(516) 763-3389 (office); (612) 209-0310 (cell)