twice a week. Cleaning your pastures at least twice a week, is one of the most effective ways to reduce the internal parasite burden on your horses. Another parasite that thrives off manure are flies. How often should you clean a horse paddock? every dayIdeally, horse stalls should be cleaned Read more…
Frequent turning helps to speed up the composting process. Covering the pile with a tarp can help keep it relatively dry, but still moist enough to work with, as well as retain necessary heat. There is no set ideal time for how long to compost horse manure, but typically it Read more…
Poo-picking your paddock, especially if it’s a smaller one, helps to keep the pasture palatable as well as reducing weeds and the worm burden of any horses grazing the field. How often should I pick my poo field? Droppings should be picked up daily from your horses stable and Read more…
You must use a licensed facility to get rid of solid waste – it’s against the law to dump or burn it. Contact your local authority or the Environment Agency for information on how to get rid of solid waste. How do I get rid of horse manure? First you Read more…
Horses digest their food less thoroughly than cows, so their manure is richer in organic matter. It is, however, more likely to contain viable weed seeds. Which animal manure is best? Rabbit poop wins the prize as the most concentrated herbivore manure. Rabbits don’t produce poop in the quantity of Read more…
However, many horses have limited access to pasture and will receive their nutrient needs from hay and concentrates in a more regimented environment. In pasture situations, horses may spend 12-14 hours a day grazing. By comparison, stalled horses may consume a typical hay and concentrate ration in two to four Read more…
Hay is simply dried grass, clover, alfalfa and similar forage plants and/or mixtures of these plants and it’s the ideal food for grass grazing animals, which would include both horses and cows. It’s not better or worse for either of them, it’s what they both evolved to eat. Can cows Read more…
A horse can easily put down 20 pounds of hay in a day, and in a full year, one horse will eat about 27 acres worth of hay or pasture. How much hay do I need for winter? Horses should consume 2% of their body weight in hay. For example, Read more…
Spring Paddock Maintenance Analyse soil and buy a good paddock fertiliser to help boost grass growth. Harrow to remove dead grass and level off poaching areas to promote new grass growth for the spring and summer. Roll to repair damage caused during winter. Reseed areas were required such as gateways Read more…
The shock of an electric eel has been known to knock a horse off its feet. Now that’s shocking! Which animal can produce enough electricity? Electric eels can generate an electrical charge of up to 600 volts in order to stun prey and keep predators at bay. What animal has Read more…