Salcey
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Poo pick morning and evening I have 2 horses on 2.5 acres.
ARE YOUR FIELDS POOH-PICKED? *Please answer*
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the watcher
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I am on small paddocks, so daily where possible in summer, and on my days off in winter.
Gorgeous George
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Our YM poo-picks the fields religiously at least once a day - it's wonderful!
Dogbetty141
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We dont poo pick and not sure what harrowing means?
hellybelly6
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I am at a livery yard and although I am happy to poo pick each weekend, nobody else is and I refuse to be the only one doing it, so I dont.
Noodlejaffa
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We have five horses and three fields (rotated - one always being rested) and poo pick every day. Much easier and hardly takes any time at all. Can't bear to leave it for more than two days without doing it, and the fact my house looks out onto the fields it drives me mad seeing poo in the field! So untidy...!!
Thistle
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I have plenty of grazing, I harrow the big fields and poo pick the fatty paddock.
I poo picked every day when I had a foal here.
I poo picked every day when I had a foal here.
custard
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At the risk of sounding smug, not only do mine every day but put it straight into bags and drop it at the allottment down the road!
It won't happen in the winter though, no way am pushing it across the field but luckily have got enough to rest some.
It won't happen in the winter though, no way am pushing it across the field but luckily have got enough to rest some.
tabithakat64
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Ours are harrowed, rolled and topped and we rotate them regularly. They are just too big to poo pick.
ihatework
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No, never.
Large acreage with lots of horses.
Fields are rotated and harrowed and a worm count program is in place.
Large acreage with lots of horses.
Fields are rotated and harrowed and a worm count program is in place.
maddielove
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Twice a day every day! Not yard policy but we're on very restricted grazing (finally!) and one woman who keeps her horse in the field does it religiously before work!!
Feilds are as clean as a whistle!
Feilds are as clean as a whistle!
PapaFrita
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Unfortunately not a habit on French yards... Wished it were though.
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Not a habit here, either. We've got no grass at the moment either and only a few horses get any turnout at all (not that that has much to do with poo picking, but I thought I'd mention it anyway
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Unfortunately not a habit on French yards... Wished it were though.
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Not a habit here, either. We've got no grass at the moment either and only a few horses get any turnout at all (not that that has much to do with poo picking, but I thought I'd mention it anyway
nic85
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There are 4 horses (well 3 ponies and a horse) and they are all turned out together, we poo pick everyday, well the liveries do one day we do the next so really everyother!!
MizElz
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I should poo pick far more often than I do! I do it about once a month - more regularly when I manage to find the time - but its one of those jobs that always gets put on the back burner, a bit like tack cleaning....
We only have one horse, but her field is so diddy I really should do it more! We never used to bother at all; its only since her paddock has been made permanent that we've needed to keep it up together
We only have one horse, but her field is so diddy I really should do it more! We never used to bother at all; its only since her paddock has been made permanent that we've needed to keep it up together
arwenplusone
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We do it every other day in summer - though there is one field that is harrowed instead. In winter YO uses a machine
As for grass sickness (a poster mentioned it - sorry I forget who). It is not proven that not poo picking has anything to do with it. As I understand the causes are complex and not down to poor management.
As for grass sickness (a poster mentioned it - sorry I forget who). It is not proven that not poo picking has anything to do with it. As I understand the causes are complex and not down to poor management.
mystiandsunny
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Every day - it's easier to fill one wheelbarrow once a day than to have to fill six or seven once a week!
Grass sickness wise poo picking is recommended rather than harrowing becaue it seem to increase the risk if the ground is disturbed - search on Google and you'll find all the relevant info.
Grass sickness wise poo picking is recommended rather than harrowing becaue it seem to increase the risk if the ground is disturbed - search on Google and you'll find all the relevant info.
Fiona_C
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Our YO does all the fields with the poo picker machine, makes life so much easier!!
arwenplusone
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Every day - it's easier to fill one wheelbarrow once a day than to have to fill six or seven once a week!
Grass sickness wise poo picking is recommended rather than harrowing becaue it seem to increase the risk if the ground is disturbed - search on Google and you'll find all the relevant info.
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agee but not poo picking is not a cause of grass sickness - just wanted to make that clear.
Every day - it's easier to fill one wheelbarrow once a day than to have to fill six or seven once a week!
Grass sickness wise poo picking is recommended rather than harrowing becaue it seem to increase the risk if the ground is disturbed - search on Google and you'll find all the relevant info.
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agee but not poo picking is not a cause of grass sickness - just wanted to make that clear.
Spyda
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Grass sickness seems to be on the increase as peeps don't manage and keep the grazing properly IMO only.
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Dunno - I thought current thinking was that it's related to Clostridium botulinum and the cyanide-producing properties of white clover.
I see better paddock management and regular pooh picking going on now than there ever was 20 - 30 years ago. It was unheard of to most people back then. If there is an increase in the cases of grass-sickness now, it's unlikely to be due to poor management. Most likely, cases are just better documented maybe?
How does Clostridium botulinum get into your fields? That's what I'd like to know.
Grass sickness seems to be on the increase as peeps don't manage and keep the grazing properly IMO only.
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Dunno - I thought current thinking was that it's related to Clostridium botulinum and the cyanide-producing properties of white clover.
I see better paddock management and regular pooh picking going on now than there ever was 20 - 30 years ago. It was unheard of to most people back then. If there is an increase in the cases of grass-sickness now, it's unlikely to be due to poor management. Most likely, cases are just better documented maybe?
How does Clostridium botulinum get into your fields? That's what I'd like to know.
madiz123
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depends, if they are on a small field say 1-3.5 acres yes, but we dont in our seven acres. we just get the sheep in
DiablosGold
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Yes, every few days. To keep it nice to graze and to stop worms.
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Donkeymad
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At least once daily (sometimes twice, but not regularly) summer and winter.
I wouldn't do it for forty horses, let alone over 100 acres HH
No point giving it to an allotment straight away, unless they can store it for at least six months to rot down.
Not poo-picking will make no difference to having GS or not, that is down to the soil.
I wouldn't do it for forty horses, let alone over 100 acres HH
No point giving it to an allotment straight away, unless they can store it for at least six months to rot down.
Not poo-picking will make no difference to having GS or not, that is down to the soil.
SecretSquirrell379
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Twice a day every day. Our fields are only 1.5 acres each and thats sectioned into 2. I do my field and my friends field as they are next to each other each week day morning and he often does mine in the afternoon. Whoever gets there first does the fields. It only takes 10 mins
jellyshake
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once a day
i hate it lol, but like someone has already said i can cope with 1 barrow per paddock every day rather than 7 barrows per paddock every weekend! plus i have a 17hh girl who poo's like an elephant and if i don't pick regularly she takes great delight in lying in it and she's grey
the 2 ponies are well trained and poo in certain patches
the 2 ponies are well trained and poo in certain patches
amandaco2
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once aday.fields quite small.plus for 3 neds it would be very time consuming to do it once a week
Sali
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I poo pick everyday, or twice a day if they stay out over night - we only have a small paddock for two horses, not the best place for turn out
Cuffey
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I dont poo pick horses share big acreage with flock of sheep
M_J
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weekend job here, luckily my burly OH is more than willing to barrow tow, I honestly haven't the time daily to do that as well with working longer hours now and in the week I'd rather spend an hour grooming and playing than clearing the field, as am off weekends now (yay lol) I don't mind spending a couple of hours each day doing it to make up
soph21
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I am meant to poo pick everyday but when I broke my wrist obviously I couldn't, so the field was left for ages.
Field owner chain harrowed it last week and I still haven't poo picked!
I will do some this week. My OH is always in a rush to get home.
Cant wait till Im driving, I can spend hours up there!
Field owner chain harrowed it last week and I still haven't poo picked!
I will do some this week. My OH is always in a rush to get home.
Cant wait till Im driving, I can spend hours up there!
toffeesmarty
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I do mine every day. I take feed buckets up in barrow and while ponies eat I fill the barrow up to bring it back. Hate empty barrows and dirty fields!