Hexx
Well-Known Member
My horse used to share a large field with one other horse, due to circumstances beyond my control, he now has half that field to himself. The bit he has is long and thin but flares out at the top slightly. It is poo picked everyday and the hay that falls (or gets pushed!) from the haybox is regularly picked up so it doesn't mush into the grass. There is no other field for him to go into so I am a bit stuck!
The bottom half has been poached and has hardly any grass and the top half holds a decent amount of grass and is slightly wider than the bottom. I am in a quandary - do I trash the bottom half to bits in the winter and keep the top for spring, then reseed the bottom half hoping to get some grass for late summer/autumn. Or do I put him in the top half over winter and try and reseed/flatten the bottom half for spring/summer?
I could, of course, leave the whole field open and just reseed the bottom bit with seed specifically for poached areas and hope for the best. He is fairly sensible and doesn't go charging around. He will be fed hay all through winter.
I need to decide now before the bare earth gets too wet and turns into mud.
Any ideas?
The bottom half has been poached and has hardly any grass and the top half holds a decent amount of grass and is slightly wider than the bottom. I am in a quandary - do I trash the bottom half to bits in the winter and keep the top for spring, then reseed the bottom half hoping to get some grass for late summer/autumn. Or do I put him in the top half over winter and try and reseed/flatten the bottom half for spring/summer?
I could, of course, leave the whole field open and just reseed the bottom bit with seed specifically for poached areas and hope for the best. He is fairly sensible and doesn't go charging around. He will be fed hay all through winter.
I need to decide now before the bare earth gets too wet and turns into mud.
Any ideas?