PapaverFollis
Well-Known Member
It's 4 acres. A gently sloping oblong ditches down each long side and along the bottom short edge. Gate/access at the top short edge. It's solid underfoot at the moment but possibly quite wet at times. There's sedge grass growing. And horse tails and a few docks and buttercups. Mostly lost in thigh high grasses... I don't know when it was last grazed by anything never mind horses.
2 questions really.
What would be some steps to preparing and improving this land for horses?
Do you think, with management, it could serve as grazing land for 4 horses (2 larger horses and 2 native type ponies, 1 Shetland and 1 large native say)?
I appreciate it might not be possible to say but as always thoughts are appreciated. I have been looking for larger, drier patches of land that could be grazed 24/7 year round but the location of this one would make management compromise worth it.
There was some evidence of rabbits in the lower part of the field so am assuming from that that it isn't so terribly wet.
3rd question... how would you plan to manage it?
Basically trying to figure out if buying this property is feasible. Horses are all hypothetical bar one at the moment. Lol. I haven't suddenly acquired a herd.
2 questions really.
What would be some steps to preparing and improving this land for horses?
Do you think, with management, it could serve as grazing land for 4 horses (2 larger horses and 2 native type ponies, 1 Shetland and 1 large native say)?
I appreciate it might not be possible to say but as always thoughts are appreciated. I have been looking for larger, drier patches of land that could be grazed 24/7 year round but the location of this one would make management compromise worth it.
There was some evidence of rabbits in the lower part of the field so am assuming from that that it isn't so terribly wet.
3rd question... how would you plan to manage it?
Basically trying to figure out if buying this property is feasible. Horses are all hypothetical bar one at the moment. Lol. I haven't suddenly acquired a herd.