Gift Horse
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This is my first thread thanks for reading
I have always grazed horses in a herd on relatively large well grazed paddocks so they have to walk quite a distance for their forage.
I am at livery at the moment so I can't manage the turnout as I would like.
My horse is out 24/7, I ride 4 times a week hacking twice and schooling or jumping on the other two days. Horse is a 16.2 Warmblood x Tb and his weight is just right.
The yard owner wants to move the horses on to a paddock that she wants "eating off"
It's about 2 acres and knee high, it's permanent pasture and has a good mix of grass and plants, there is plenty of Timothy which has already gone to seed. The paddock will be sub-divided into 3 paddocks with 2 or 3 horses in each paddock. My concern is the quantity of long grass. I can strip graze it but even so the horse will be on a small area with plenty of grass and will not be walking around much. This is the opposite to what I'm used to.
Stabling for part of the day is not an option.
Do any of you graze your horses like this?
I have always grazed horses in a herd on relatively large well grazed paddocks so they have to walk quite a distance for their forage.
I am at livery at the moment so I can't manage the turnout as I would like.
My horse is out 24/7, I ride 4 times a week hacking twice and schooling or jumping on the other two days. Horse is a 16.2 Warmblood x Tb and his weight is just right.
The yard owner wants to move the horses on to a paddock that she wants "eating off"
It's about 2 acres and knee high, it's permanent pasture and has a good mix of grass and plants, there is plenty of Timothy which has already gone to seed. The paddock will be sub-divided into 3 paddocks with 2 or 3 horses in each paddock. My concern is the quantity of long grass. I can strip graze it but even so the horse will be on a small area with plenty of grass and will not be walking around much. This is the opposite to what I'm used to.
Stabling for part of the day is not an option.
Do any of you graze your horses like this?