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6 Tips for Creating a Climate Friendly, Horse Healthy Pasture

Healthy pastures don’t just happen—they are actively managed. Here are six for creating pastures that benefit the environment and keep your horses healthy.

7 Tips for Spring Horse Pasture Management (PDF)

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It’s that time of year when the grass gets greener and grows fast! But is it time to let your horses begin grazing on the pastures you’ve carefully fenced off all winter? Putting horses out too soon can reduce the productivity of your pastures this coming summer and letting your horses graze too much too quickly can be dangerous to horse health. Here are tips to keep in mind before you open up the gates to the pasture.

Horse Pasture Management (Recording)

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Healthy pastures feed our horses and help our properties build climate resilience. In this ~75 minute recording, you'll discover ways to manage weeds without chemicals and turn your pasture into a productive grassland that sequesters carbon, filters pollutants, and reduces feed costs.

Making the Most of Summer Pastures

Rotational grazing is key to keeping your pastures productive and your horses happily munching away through the dry summer months. And it’s pretty easy to do, with a little planning and the right tools.

Picture Perfect Pastures

Do you crave the satisfaction of seeing your horses frolic and graze on lush, green pastures? A quick assessment of your pastures in the spring can ensure they are healthy, productive and beautiful throughout summer and fall.

Rotational Grazing on Spring Pastures

Horses are picky eaters: they like to eat the short grass because it is sweeter and more tender than the tall grass. If horses keep returning to the short grass and eating it down to the ground, the grass will eventually die out. Rotational grazing is one technique you can use to keep your horses from overgrazing. Here’s how you can implement a rotational grazing system in your own pastures.

Spring Pasture Tips: Let The Grazing Begin!

If your pasture pasture resembles a weed patch that turns into mud from the lightest rain, it's time to start practicing good pasture management. Here are some simple but impactful techniques to put into practice to transform that pasture into a lush paradise.

Sustainable Horse Keeping Reduces Environmental Impacts

As horse owners, we need to consider the impacts we have on our neighbors and the environment. By increasing our awareness of how we impact the environment and taking steps to minimize that impact, we can help preserve the equestrian way of life that we enjoy.

Temporary Fencing for Horse Pastures (PDF)

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Temporary fencing is a lightweight, inexpensive, and portable solution for a variety of horse keeping scenarios, including rotational grazing. However, it is vitally important to use the correct materials and setup for your horses, land, and management practices. Follow the simple tips in this guide to put temporary fencing to use on your horse property.

Turn Average Pastures into Awesome Pastures

By dividing a pasture into smaller portions and rotating livestock through each section, you encourage even grazing and keep plants from becoming overgrazed. This technique guarantees fresh forage for a longer period of time during the growing season, saving you money on feed bills, and keeping your horses happily grazing.