How long would you graze two horses on an acre when using rotational grazing?
I have an assignment that asks us to tell them what we would do to graze a 5 acre paddock with 2 horses. I have decided to take the blocks into acre blocks and use rotational grazing and cross grazing by grazing the horses, then resting, then sheep, then resting for two intervals before the horses come around on the circuit again. I’m stuck on how long I should graze the horses, and on what pasture I should use. Any suggestions. When the horses are grazing I don’t want them to completly strip the acre in the interval the have
It all depends on soil and climate conditions. There are places where an acre per horse is enough to graze AND make hay during ideal weather. Other places have a minimum of 10 acres per horse, or are just inhospitable.
Talk to your local horse people and (if in the US) your County Extension Agent or local agricultural college. They will know the conditions and grazing density for your area.
Another consideration for keeping horses on small acreage – if they have a big square area, they are less likely to move around and get exercise, than if it’s a long narrow shape of the same square footage/acreage. Check out Jaime Jackson’s book Paddock Paradise. He advocates creating a track system rather than keeping horses in a simple open area. By putting hay at one end and water at the other, it encourages movement that keeps a horse muscles, cardiovascular system, joints, and hooves fit.
But none of that applies directly to this assignment – just putting it out there.
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