how many horses could you graze...

[skye123]

on a 3/4 of an acre?

 

[Marilyn]

I would say one...

 

[horsegirl]

well the guides are 1 acre for the 1st horse and half an acre for each subsequent horse so 3/4s of a horse

 

[Dressagebabe]

I was always taught 1½ acres for the first horse then 1 acre each for every other horse added. This is the principle that I work on with my livery yard. 3/4 of an acre is really quite small when you take into consideration that a horse leaves 1/5th of that for poo so will not graze around that area.

 

[zoesophie]

How come the first horse always gets more

 

[jumpthemoon]

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I was always taught 1½ acres for the first horse then 1 acre each for every other horse added. This is the principle that I work on with my livery yard. 3/4 of an acre is really quite small when you take into consideration that a horse leaves 1/5th of that for poo so will not graze around that area.

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I was taught that too - agree with Dressage_babe

 

[Tia]

In my day it was always 3 acres for the first horse and then 1 acre for subsequent horses; so if you had 3 horses you would need 5 acres to ensure enough grazing for all year round.

You could keep 2 or 3 horses on three quarters of an acre but you would have to suppliment their grazing with hay all year round.

 

[spaniel]

I think it would be more of a playpen with 3 on.

As Tia says you would need supplementary fibre if you were to keep anything more than one small one on that amount. It IS possible but requires a lot of thought as to management and rotation.

 

[MurphysMinder]

I have kept a 15.1, 13hh, 11.2 and a donkey on an acre and a half. They are fed hay most of the year, the land is divided into 3 bits so each can be rested for a while, and I poo pick regularly. Have managed like this for 5 years but it is hard work, particularly when we have wet weather like it is at the moment. I have just managed to secure rent of the field next to me ( 7 acres) so won't have this problem any more, whoopee!

 

[skye123]

thnak you!

 

[blackcob]

You could graze 1/4 of a thoroughbred, or about 10 Welsh Cobs

In all seriousness it depends on the breed and type of horse, how much maintenance you are willing to do and if you were giving hay or not.

 

[lillie07]

I would put one maybe two out of choice. At my old yard there were 3/4 in paddocks not much bigger than an arena and the horses survived. The paddocks just had to be rotated regularly.

 

[irishdraught]

oh crikey - I was taught 2 acres for the 1st horse then an acre per additional horse!!!

I guess it depends how free draining the ground is as you have more options for rotating. It would also depend on if it's for 24 hour turnout, how big and how lively the critters you intend to put on it.

Lots of depends on......