mega spoilt ponies
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Hi there, looking for help and advice from people who manage 'fatties' on grass livery.
I am taking over a grass diy livery yard (14 horses), mostly good doer native types.
There are two large mare/gelding summer fields and two large mare/gelding winter fields.
The problem I am having is what to do when liverie tell me that they need to restrict /strip graze etc etc for health concerns as it is very good grazing.
This is a new area for me as im used to managing competition horses would just graze the big fields.
Not all ineither the mare or gelding groups require restriction so it is not like the whole group can be strip grazed.
Id be interested in any similar set-ups and how people manage this. I want to be as flexible as possible to help people manage their horses how they wish but im struggling to manage a do-able solution given the set-up. I know I could say that those wanting restriction could muzzle/bring in (11 have unused stables) or we have 1 ind padddock. But wonder whether I would not be doing enough?
I am taking over a grass diy livery yard (14 horses), mostly good doer native types.
There are two large mare/gelding summer fields and two large mare/gelding winter fields.
The problem I am having is what to do when liverie tell me that they need to restrict /strip graze etc etc for health concerns as it is very good grazing.
This is a new area for me as im used to managing competition horses would just graze the big fields.
Not all ineither the mare or gelding groups require restriction so it is not like the whole group can be strip grazed.
Id be interested in any similar set-ups and how people manage this. I want to be as flexible as possible to help people manage their horses how they wish but im struggling to manage a do-able solution given the set-up. I know I could say that those wanting restriction could muzzle/bring in (11 have unused stables) or we have 1 ind padddock. But wonder whether I would not be doing enough?