What grass do you have?

[meandmyself]

In your fields?

 

[competitiondiva]

None!!! Which is great for my mare post weaning!!! Thankfully the foals are going off site for a month or so and there's lots of grass there!!!!!

 

[samstar]

green

 

[neverlate]

timothy, lots of rye, medow fescue ant crested dogs tail, also cocksfoot. lots of lush green

 

[H's mum]

Lots of lush green at the moment!

We've got old meadow grasses - it's really quite nice - but too much of it for my 3! Eeek!

Kate x

 

[trundle]

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green

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Same here. Am I supposed to know anything else about it?

 

[Vickijay]

Whats grass??!?! I cant seem to remember what it is as we have had no rain for about 10 weeks and our fields look like arid dirt, hence me feeding a awfull lot of haylage!

Bring on the rain!!!! PLEASE !!!!

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Our fields are rubbish at the moment too!
But our farrier is warning everyone to keep the neds slim as theres going to be a suspected flush of grass in october and he's warning of a lot of bad laminitus

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

NONE, just dust and brown fields

we've had no rain to speak of all summer and its terrible. We are desperate for rain

 

[Cazza525]

Too much of the stuff. I.ve got 7 acres..........61/2 acres too much!!

 

[teddyt]

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green

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Same here. Am I supposed to know anything else about it?

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Some grasses are better than others for horses. Grass grown for cows is too high in protein and energy for horses.

Pasture rich in timothy is good for horses, because it is low in sugar. You need other grasses too though for toughness and grass growth at different times of year. Pure ryegrass is too high in sugar for horses but some in the pasture is fine.

 

[wildpoppywild]

green flavour

 

[Enfys]

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timothy, lots of rye, medow fescue ant crested dogs tail, also cocksfoot. lots of lush green

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Re: Meadow fescue, thought that you may find this interesting.
http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/articles/hamilton_fescuepastures.html

Maybe it is just in North America, but fescue has been suspected of causing photosensitivity and problems in breeding mares.

My fields have a lot of old meadow grass, and 25-30% alfalfa, oversown two years ago with timothy. Also, curses, loads of wild carrot, PITA weed that is proving a swine to get rid of without ploughing everything up.

 

[Dubsie]

Dust at the top, little bit of green under the trees, by the stream. Also OH has ploughed a few test furrows in the dust as he's got his first ploughing match on Sunday, daughter has said that as she got a 1st rosette on her 1st outing so should he

 

[Echo Bravo]

Sand no grass, it's died off we need RAIN. At this rate I'll have no hay for the winter months.

 

[My_chestnut_mare]

zilch none

Been feeding haylage for a few months now

 

[amandaco2]

none.

 

[kellyeaton]

LOADS!

 

[NikkiF]

amazing the differences in parts of the country.............we've got far too much, the YO went round and topped all the fields last week

 

[Lollii]

We have none! no rain in ages, we just have dirt ... we have been feeding hay in the fields for weeks now.