Godknows
Well-Known Member
Hello I have an Irish Draught who is in his late teens with some arthritus in his hind fetlocks. We just hack now due to the arthritus.
I hope someone can help. I have just aquired a field that the farmer flailed about three weeks ago. The cut grass was not lifted as it was cut late and he just flailed it to knock it down as too last he said for hay. Can you tell me as it is quite thick in parts and I think a while before any grass completely grows through. Will it be alright to turn the horses on to it? If they eat some of the old flailed grass will it do any harm? I know this may sound daft but normally the grass on livery was always topped and never as long or thick. Now its all been rained on I just wondered if it would hurt to let them on it. Some area's we managed to rake up and put in one corner but there is far too much to lift.
I hope someone can help. I have just aquired a field that the farmer flailed about three weeks ago. The cut grass was not lifted as it was cut late and he just flailed it to knock it down as too last he said for hay. Can you tell me as it is quite thick in parts and I think a while before any grass completely grows through. Will it be alright to turn the horses on to it? If they eat some of the old flailed grass will it do any harm? I know this may sound daft but normally the grass on livery was always topped and never as long or thick. Now its all been rained on I just wondered if it would hurt to let them on it. Some area's we managed to rake up and put in one corner but there is far too much to lift.