When do your horses move to their 'summer' paddocks?

[0ldmare]

As in the title really, when do you move yours from Winter to Summer paddocks?

 

[emilyw]

ooo I will be watching this post like a hawk as am currently sorting the grazing at my yard and was wondering the same sort of thing!

 

[JM07]

1st weekend in may, usually.

earlier if it's a dry Spring...which hasn't happened for 3 years!!

 

[Hippona]

Another for beginning of may....by then grass is usually knee high....can't wait......

 

[dwi]

I'm hoping for the start of April but all depends on how dry the paddock is. D has to move into her summer paddock as soon as the grass starts coming through because its really small and stops her looking like an elephant

 

[catdragon]

Usually end of May...depends on how wet it's been as YM doesn't like moving across if its wet through as the horses hoon about and chew the ground up, last couple of years theres been no choice though!!!

 

[Kenzo]

The horses on our livery yard have moved today, for a few months, then will rotate into the back fields again, so all fields get a rest, and can be sprayed etc.

 

[Slightly Foxed]

I think it'll be May for me, too. I need to put some lime down on the summer paddocks to get rid of the moss and buttercups, so hopefull it'll be dry enough to do that next month.

Can't wait to get harrowing the winter paddocks, they're absolutely trashed!

 

[tanyaporter]

Same here. April/May depending on the weather and how wet it is.

 

[0ldmare]

Miro, I need to do that. Where do you get your lime from? I tried to get some last year and gave up the will to live trying to find some!

Think mine will definitely move paddocks before May - I'm thinking it cant come soon enough!!

 

[Broodle]

1 May at our yard, or any time from 1 April if the ground is dry enough (fat chance!).

 

[scotsmare]

I moved mine at the weekend cos once the snow had melted the field was flooded....... They will move back again once the winter field has dried up a bit. I'm lucky though cos I don't have a YO dictating where they need to go.

 

[miss_c]

Ours it's April/May depending on the weather... Fingers crossed for a dry summer - we're due one!

 

[alison247]

sorry to hijack the thread but we had a problem with buttercups last year. can you tell me how the lime works thanks.
We use summer paddocks after we have harrowed and rolled in April.
We have two summer paddocks so change from one to another every 6wks.
Back in winter paddock in November.

 

[CaleruxShearer]

usually end of April/beginning of May again depending on weather etc