Ellies_mum2
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and I thought we didn't have any grass but our fields look positively lush by comparison.Nice to see them busting the moves though lol
Harrowed Field = Happy Horses
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and I thought we didn't have any grass but our fields look positively lush by comparison.Nice to see them busting the moves though lol
3Beasties
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I am glad to hear she is doing well, she always looked like such a sweetie, it is great when you find them forever homes to go to.
Your new coloured looks lovely too
She was very sweet
The new one has a similar personality
Nice to see them busting the moves though lol
Terrible isn't it, I think any field would look lush in comparison
Cortez
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God help you when it rains!
amandaco2
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Wow that looks like an arena, its so brown.
Loving the moves the horses made, esp with hay in mouth LOL
Loving the moves the horses made, esp with hay in mouth LOL
HardySoul1
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Thanks for posting this, their spring silliness made me smile.
My winter paddock looks like this (no grass) but sadly not harrowed! It usually does get green though within weeks.
My winter paddock looks like this (no grass) but sadly not harrowed! It usually does get green though within weeks.
Hutchlou
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Gorgeous horses! What does your paddock look like now, one month on?!
babymare
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What fantastic photis and happy horses
*sprinkles*
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Great pictures!
3Beasties
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Gorgeous horses! What does your paddock look like now, one month on?!
The field is not much better tbh, there is a slight hint of green but that's it! Thankfully I have taken on a small yard with 6 acres that I was able to move them both too on Monday so they are now out on this -
Which as you can imagine they are loving!!
My field is ready to seed now, just waiting for the wind to die down! At least it can have a good long rest!
Jericho
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Out of interest, how big is that winter paddock they were on?
KVH
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Great photos.
Lovely horses too, am not usually a fan of coloureds, however yours is gorgeous.
Lovely horses too, am not usually a fan of coloureds, however yours is gorgeous.
Worldiscomplete
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I echo what everyone else has said - lovely, lovely looking horses who are very happy.
Bear with me on this one (!): I lost my horse two weeks ago to grass sickness. Several things contributed to this illness: firstly, free roaming chickens have a strong association to grass sickness (the bacteria lies in their poo) also, any carcasses that are in the ground also produce the bacteria. I noted in some of your piccies there are chickens in the background (but I also know they aren't on that land now). Secondly, our fields had just been harrowed and bought the bacteria up to the surface. Moving horses on to new grass is also a contributing factor as well as the weather we've been having.
Things you can do to prevent it: bring them off the grass for part of the day or during the night and put hay out in the field so they don't always eat the grass. And keep any chickens well away from grazing land.
Sorry to come out of the blue with this, but there are similar factors here (harrowed fields, chickens and new grass) to the factors that effected my horse and I don't want you to suffer the same fate as me. It is heart breaking and over 85% of horses that get GS don't survive.
Hope you didn't mind me posting about such a horrid topic on such a lovely happy thread about your gorgeous horses.
Bear with me on this one (!): I lost my horse two weeks ago to grass sickness. Several things contributed to this illness: firstly, free roaming chickens have a strong association to grass sickness (the bacteria lies in their poo) also, any carcasses that are in the ground also produce the bacteria. I noted in some of your piccies there are chickens in the background (but I also know they aren't on that land now). Secondly, our fields had just been harrowed and bought the bacteria up to the surface. Moving horses on to new grass is also a contributing factor as well as the weather we've been having.
Things you can do to prevent it: bring them off the grass for part of the day or during the night and put hay out in the field so they don't always eat the grass. And keep any chickens well away from grazing land.
Sorry to come out of the blue with this, but there are similar factors here (harrowed fields, chickens and new grass) to the factors that effected my horse and I don't want you to suffer the same fate as me. It is heart breaking and over 85% of horses that get GS don't survive.
Hope you didn't mind me posting about such a horrid topic on such a lovely happy thread about your gorgeous horses.