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I've got 3 acres for 2 horses and a mini but they do have a shelter next to the field, and spend a lot of time in there, as I feed and...

I think it's such a broad average that it's almost meaningless. Horses are different and soil types are different and how the land is...

It is but depending on the land that might be more than enough or not enough. So many variations depending on type of soil and weather...

Well many livery yards have restrictions on hours of turnout and would supplement with hay. Hence small acreage turnout.

There are some livery yard that dont supply an acre per horse , but there can be reasons for this . The suggested acreage is for all...

Thanks for your thoughts all. I currently rent 4 acres on chalk for 3 x 15hh barefoot and they come in at night for about 16 weeks in...

So 1 acre per horse plus one acre is for 24/7 turnout?

So I often read that the acreage needed is 1 acre per horse, then one extra acre. So 3 horses need 4 acres. When I look at livery yards...

No, I agree. She looks overweight doesn't she. In her/my defence she has a very wide ribcage. I am hoping to get some weight off her...

I just had a look at the photos of the filly in the other thread and she looks like she doesn't need anything additional in her feed.

Charlie Horse was a 5yo and less than 16hh when we bought him. He was weedy. By 8yo, he was almost 17hh! He was an ID x TB.

I was worrying that my filly wouldn’t be big enough when she was 2, I was hoping for 15 hands and she was 16 hands when she finally...

THe WB side is Royaldik/Rubenstein/Primitive Proposal TB/Oldenburg/Westphalian. Think it amounts to about 60& TB in her dam.

Rabbit is my 2 years and 4 month old gelding (so roughly at the same time line as your youngster) and I'm currently having to shut my...

If you do send him to retirement livery, just make sure you’re able to visit to check him regularly, and preferably unannounced.