Horse Pasture Management

Horse Pasture Management

A horse pasture can provide food and recreation for your horse and a peaceful place to bond with your horse. It can be a lush, green expanse that feeds your horses and your soul...a rolling meadow dotted with beneficial trees and contented, healthy horses.

Perfect!

But there may be hidden dangers lurking in that lush green field.

Before you turn out a single horse, learn the five most important steps to creating great grazing.

You'll also discover how to:

• Provide inexpensive, high quality forage for your horse

• Choose the safest pasture fertilizers and chemicals

• Eliminate pasture mud and bare spots

• Control plants that may be poisonous to your horse

• Reduce parasite and horse fly populations

• Discourage dangerous equine pests that can injure your horse

The ideal pasture should be safe, inviting spaces that provide nutrition and recreation for your horse. They can also provide a tranquil and appealing environment for horses, riders, visitors and wildlife.

For further reading on this topic, please read on...

For answers to many pasture preparation and maintenance questions, you may want to contact your local Agricultural Extension.

Read about non-toxic herbicides here.

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