I would strip graze it using electric fence (assuming it's grass and weeds not harmful to horses). That way it will take you quite a way through the winter... ...
... I was reading that 'pea' gravel is good -- that must be a similar type of gravel to the 'pit'. Even if I don't know the most travelled areas I could assume...
... Hubby was reading that we shouldn't let the horses out on the pasture in winter--it damages the pasture. So I'm not sure what to do--keep them on a...
... in winter--it damages the pasture. So I'm not sure what to do-keep them on a sacrifice lot all winter? It WILL damage the pasture...but then, I've...
... If it was me, I would fence off about quarter of an acre, then once that is eaten down thoroughly, move the strip fence about a metre per day all the way...
... The thing I noticed with the Dr. Cook (like many bridles), if you pull on both reins to stop, the bridle snugs up at all the pressure points and they can...
... Haha! Love the visuals this gave me! Thank you--this sounds very do-able. Could I also add kitchen scraps? We have a garden area so the resulting compost...
... Most animal husbandry books cater for the dairy or meat industry where you want the animal to get lots of goodness to make meat or milk. With our...
Good boy Dagur! I have a friend who broke her back in two places over a mountain bike incident. Of course, the riders were pedaling, not resting, but they're...
... fencing off an acre at a time be OK or would it be too small? We rarely move fences - we move horses instead. We put up good, solid perimeter fence, and...
Stable-grid also works really well at the gates and under water tanks. It's a plastic grid usually used for stall flooring. We dug a little under the gates...
... We were thinking to have a 100 x 200 sacrifice paddock with a run-in shed and that's where we would keep the horses most of the time, feed them, etc and...
If you want to use strip grazing, take a look at www.graziersystem.com they have the sturdiest portable fencing. I got the 50 foot round pen size and we used...
... shed and that's where we would keep the horses most of the time, feed them, etc and there would be a gate opening to a larger pasture where we would let ...
Virginia, You will find about as many methods of managing horses and pasture as you will find owners, but we finally left our flat irrigated farm land for a...
... The more relevant question around here would be: how do you get your husband to move ANY fence?! :) Mine's pretty good at putting up fence, but he's not...
... Electric fence posts? The plastic variety with metal points, designed to be portable? Maybe you don't get them there? Or does your ground freeze rock solid...
and I have ... Either way, I'd like to know how well it works. Mura likes the RJ one we are using and responds well to it. It's so funny when you have ...
them on a sacrifice lot all winter? ... V - I have 2 ponies on 2 acres and they have eaten it down to nothing (though I didn't have the greatest grass...
... V - The folks at your local Feed and Seed can really be helpful - just make sure they are familiar with horses and not just cows. I have gotten a lot of...
... The pastures at Maple Leaf Icelandic Horse Farm were lush and I saw the horses there more than in the sacrifice pens....I don't think I want my chubby Gat...
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