AJHORSE
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I’ve heard the grazing with sheep can be very beneficial! What is your experience/views?
Thank you this is helpful, I’ve heard this stuff before but really wanted to double check that it’s true so thanks so much, if the horse is use to living alone would it be possible to have it alone with the sheep??Good on many levels - sheep eat stuff horses won't touch, and internal parasites don't survive in different species so really good for grazing. So long as there is more than one horse - singletons might pester sheep because they want company. I had summer grazing on a sheep farm for many years and it worked really well
Thank you this is helpful, I’ve heard this stuff before but really wanted to double check that it’s true so thanks so much, if the horse is use to living alone would it be possible to have it alone with the sheep??
Also will you need to poo pick the field if it’s very large and already has sheep poo in it. Also will sheep eat things that are poisonous to horses? Does the field need much/of any maintenance?Good on many levels - sheep eat stuff horses won't touch, and internal parasites don't survive in different species so really good for grazing. So long as there is more than one horse - singletons might pester sheep because they want company. I had summer grazing on a sheep farm for many years and it worked really well
Thanks!We rotate with sheep, horses get first dibs then the sheep clear up - the horses herd the sheep if in together...
But you obviously need more land if you graze both. And sheep are not without care needs . I grew up on a sheep farm so it’s second nature to me but don’t underestimate the care they need and they escape easier than horses so fencing needs to be better
Also will you need to poo pick the field if it’s very large and already has sheep poo in it. Also will sheep eat things that are poisonous to horses? Does the field need much/of any maintenance?
Aww. Cute. xThere are sheep in where i keep my gelding, they eat all the bits the horses wont, and all get on very well
the sheep are so relaxed one ewe 2 weeks ago lambed wile all 4 horses stood "watch" around her!
if the horse is use to living alone would it be possible to have it alone with the sheep??
Do you graze with sheep. If so is it good. If not why.
We've done this successfully in the past however I have known two horses who have killed sheep on separate occasions - neither was an aggressive horse normally but they chased a sheep into the ground and pawed at them when they were down. One was my friend's dad's expensive prize winning tup, as you can imagine the horse was in disgrace for a long time. Interestingly it was only one horse in a herd each time, the others took no part in the chase.
Yes, this is what we do, they graze the hay field down from Sept to end Dec. All the benefits and none of the hassle.I think the best way to have sheep would be to have an arrangement with a sheep-owning neighbour.
They need to live separately, as has been said.