The horses are enjoying their new section of track.
The horses are enjoying an evening of grazing on our rotating pasture sections in the middle of the track system.
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Refilling the salt water.
All our troughs are cleaned about once a week. It is an extra chore that could be avoided with automatic waterers, but I much prefer knowing that the herds are drinking their normal amount of water.
Both herds have a 100 gallon tank of regular water each and they share a 100 gallon tank of salt water.
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It has been amazing watching this old broodmare blossom under our care.
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The grass was so good this summer. We have been carefully managing it for improved growth and it did not disappoint! And the horses loved it.
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Ali, Sil, and Bree enjoying some morning grass.
Throughout the year we carefully rotationally graze, then top, mulch (with hay leavings and composted manure), and over-seed with horse-friendly grasses to create optimum grazing and minimal weeds.
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Fire enjoying his morning grass while the birds are singing.
General safe grazing tips:
🐎 Check with your vet. Some horses have health conditions that require them to have a limited or grass-free diet (ie. laminitis, EMS, cushings).
🐎 Start slow. A general guideline would be to start at 15 minutes per day, and gradually increase by 15 minute increments every few days. Once the horse is eating grass for 4 hours at a time, it is generally safe to allow them to be on full grass turnout. The goal here is to prevent colic and slowly allow the gut bacteria to adjust to the grass. Some horses may need a slower and more gradual introduction, and others may be fine with a slightly faster timeline.
🐎 Grass height should be at least beer bottle height. Anything shorter is stressed and has a higher sugar content.
🐎 Try to graze in the morning. Grass has the lowest sugar content between 3am and 10am if the temperature stays above 40°F. If it gets colder than that, the grass goes dormant and the sugar stays in the leaves.
🐎 Observe how your horse is adjusting. Keep an eye on their manure, their body score, and their demeanor.
🐎 safergrass.org has wonderful information regarding this topic
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What breeds do you see?
(Bonus if you guess which two are getting DNA tested to confirm breed!)
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Enjoying some evening time with Bree and Michael. Spring is here! The birds are singing, and the apple trees are blooming in full force.
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Fire and Cruz enjoying evening zoomies around the track. Sil and Kit were having their own set of zoomies as well, but I wasn't swift enough with the camera.
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We extended part of our track into a strip of trees and the horses LOVE it. It is their new favorite place to hang out, scratch their itchy spots, and make new paths.
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