> "Five full-grown horses, moving into six to eight-inch grass, will > need only one tenth of an acre, or approximately sixty by seventy feet > of new grass to consume for the day.
So my two need approx one thirtieth every day. Most people think in terms of two > and three acres per paddock. We actually think in terms of sixty by > seventy feet for five full-grown horses." How many feet is that? Depends on the width I guess. > So if you allow grass four weeks to re-grow after a day of grazing, > five horses could be supported full time on a total of just three > acres of good pasture! This "intensive rotational grazing" requires > subdividing your pasture into many small paddocks, and moving your > horses to a new one daily. I nearly do this by strip grazing and back fencing. Then I spoil it all and let them loose to gallop and frolick in the whole paddock. So for two ponies one acre is enough? I find that is so in the fast growing period. There isn't much of that. Also the buttercup is a pest. I left it too late to spray this year again. Well I couldn't spray under water anyway. Anyone got any buttercup eradication ideas that work? Sue Coombes
