On 31/10/2007, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At our new home, the area I want to fence in for a pasture has tall > grass and some weeds. Should I mow this before letting the horses in > there?
Virginia, will the horses be on it this winter? If so, by the time they are on it, the nutritional value will be gone and it will make for excellent foraging. However, if you wait until spring to put them on it, you may want to mow. I made a terrible mistake with Elska this year and left her on what I thought was a weedy pasture 24/7. She ballooned like a beluga. A friend told me to mow it and I might be surprised at the amount of grass I found. I was surprised...there was a tremendous amount of grass in amongst the weeds. I've since got her weight back down but it was a struggle all summer. Wanda
