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Posts Tagged ‘Winter Paddocks’

Winter Paddocks- Part 2

By Alayne Renee Blickle (from www.myhorse.com)

Solid Footing

Footing is the next important consideration for paddocks. In high traffic areas especially, you want to use some type of footing that will reduce mud by keeping your horse off the soil surface and that helps to prevent erosion.

Hogfuel or wood chips can provide an excellent top layer. These wood products can be good environmental controls, too. Through the natural composting process, they contribute to the Read the rest of this entry »

Winter Paddocks- Part 1

Winter is upon us and if you havn’t already prepared a proper ‘winterized’ paddock with clean, dry footing, out of the mud and slush, you’d better start planning and building one now!!

By Alayne Renee Blickle (from www.myhorse.com)

Tired of confining your horse in that muddy, dusty, smelly and fly-infested pen? Are you looking for some new ideas on how to care for your horse during the winter months or rainy season? Or wondering where to keep your horse before your pastures are on the brink of being over-grazed? Or when your horse is in need of a “diet pen”?

Having a horse-friendly, easy-to-care-for paddock for your horse is central to horse-keeping. The bonus for you is that having “the perfect horse paddock” will be better for your horse’s health, more chore-efficient for you, nicer for all to look at, and cleaner for the environment.

Probably the most important aspect of managing your pastures is the time when you take your horses off the land. Read the rest of this entry »