Hazel and Arnold
Well-Known Member
Hi there. I'm on a very small livery yard, with my own little paddock to do with as I wish. The top quarter of the paddock is trashed from the winter and my horse seems to like to hang around in this section. I'm thinking of halving the paddock so that the bottom half can rest and get some grass on it - maybe fertilize it? I don't mind him not having too much grass at the moment as I can give him ad lib hay. I'm just wondering what my best options are really. I have no farm equipment available and access to my paddock would not be possible for machinery. I was thinking about overseeding (?) the trashed part but I don't know when to do this or if it is possible to do this by hand without a roller or harrow etc. Any advice would be welcome. My boy has summer pasture rao so spends part of summer in stable and on the concrete yard so resting the whole paddock is an option. Thanks for your help.