Buttercup update - weeding or cutting?

[Evil_Cookie]

Hi, I posted yesterday about my mare and dull coat/personality she's had recently. I've started her on Naf D-Tox to see if this will help. I approached the YO yesterday and mentioned her photosensitivity and the helpful comment I got was to bring her in during the day. She survived all last summer out in the scorching July weather we had without an ounce of sunburn (she's dark bay with dark skin)and this week really hasn't been all that sunny, so I said I didn't think the issue was the sunlight but the buttercups. Not much more was said. And after thinking about it I kinda realise there isn't another field we could have anyway the only two buttercup free paddocks belong to horses that need them for strong fencing and low amounts of grass. So although I'm sure it will be sorted and sprayed at some point what can I do in the short term? The ground is too rutted to top, plus I'd have to have them in for a week or so until the buttercups and grass had dried. So what to do?
Either weed them out by hand, there is quite a few...

Or cut the flowers of as I think its the pollen causing the problems? Again would take some time.

Any ideas appreciated

 

[AmyMay]

I would have been a bit more direct - IE when will you be spraying the buttercups.

Sorry, but if they can't manage the land I would move.

 

[Evil_Cookie]

I've asked about spraying the buttercups before and it won't be done until later in the year, I'm worried because more horses seem to be arriving aswell so I feel nagging is just going to get me in trouble, I'm a bit shy anyway, but will try and be a bit more direct tonight. Thanks

 

[spooks]

what is it with buttercups and horses ? i have read a post a while ago on here that they are not good, the reason i ask is ,i popped down to the yard i have just left the other day and the summer fields are absolutley covered with buttercups and daisies ! the horses there are going out for the summer next weekend straight onto these fields and i said to my firend that the horses shouldnt be grazed on there but couldnt remember why and she wants to know why!

 

[Sooty]

If a horse has virtually unlimited grazing and plenty of grass, it won't eat buttercups. In our case, we have more buttercups than grass in a small paddock, and have just had it sprayed.