Cherryblossom
Well-Known Member
I’ve got a horse and pony on about 2.5 acres. I’m considering making a loafing area for them for next winter as the clay soil is not holding up well (understatement!) Both are the ‘get fat on fresh air’ type so vet has advised either track system or keep on hard standing and only allow 1hr grazing once spring comes in, which leaves me with the question; when can I actually have them out at grass? Having thought I didn’t have enough land, if I do both those things, I genuinely don’t know when I would use the remaining paddocks. I’d love to hear what others do? Do I put them in fields over winter when it’s less wet (if that ever happens!) Do I put them out on the grass in summer when it’s long and less sugary? Try to get a cut of hay off the fields and accept that I’ll be feeding it year round? I’d love to hear how people manage it!
Pic of Bubbles trying to eat straw pellets as he’s so clearly starved! And this is him slimmed down considerably; I’m in trouble once the grass comes in! ?
Pic of Bubbles trying to eat straw pellets as he’s so clearly starved! And this is him slimmed down considerably; I’m in trouble once the grass comes in! ?