Secrets of Rotational Grazing for Horses

[@tegan2mares]

Great info here. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I learned a LOT! Thank you

[@lukiluke36]

Yes, the question with the worming would be very interesting. Thanks a lot for this video

[@RegenerativeFarmersofAmerica]

All rotational grazing is better for parasite issues to break the cycle

[@lukiluke36]

yes, I am pretty sure that this is true in general. But i would like to know if people who work with horses can tell specific experiences and data@@RegenerativeFarmersofAmerica

[@nahannilove]

Thank you so much for all of this experience and sharing your knowledge with us. I've never felt that great about hay nets.. tbh not sure why more people don't talk about the disadvantages. We will be working on a plan soon for pasture restoration and I feel more inclined to this style of grazing over a track system or what is considered more 'rotational grazing' .. but I don't really know why.. I love that you say.. care for 'the horse/s you have'.. my question are.. after the time you've now been doing this do you ever need to move your herd to a true dry lot? Also do you still use hay nets because I saw them in the intro footage? Congratulations on all of this trial and error and success 🦄

[@RegenerativeFarmersofAmerica]

They used hay feeding for one week out of the year because we had the polar vortex :) otherwise that system is no longer used.

[@dayenuacres4293]

We used hay nets in that situation, 1. Because we had an extreme winter storm that buried all of our electric fencing 2. The grey mustang was fairly new and still struggled with resource guarding food. We wanted to ensure everyone had enough until we could get them back out grazing. We fed them that way for about 2 days, and then once the fencing was back up we switched to adding hay out on the ground in the pasture to supplement and make sure they had enough forage to stay warm. Now we feed hay directly on the ground when we feel it necessary (primarily if we have a sudden temperature drop in the single digits with wind chills) but it is a case by case, day by day determination. We do not have a prescribed dry lot, but we have the sand arena set up in a way that it can be used that way if necessary.

[@Gedeonholly]

Hi guys. I'm so glad to have come across this video. It's so helpful! If I could ask a couple questions: When you talk about moving your grazing lane line back (the one cutting across perpendicular), can the horses access what was just grazed down in that lane? If so, do you find they go back to the eaten areas for little fresh bits popping up? Or maybe you move on to another lane by then. Also, for the timing of putting horses on the grass, is it mainly about that knee height, or do you want the grass to go to seed and have the horses eat the seed, or do you want it to go to seed and fall off before the horses go on it? (I was thinking let the seeds fall first so they replant themselves but I'm very very new to this! 😂) And along that topic, you mentioned mowing after the horses graze an area, I believe to cut down the stemmy stuff so light gets to the lower leaves. Do you find you're doing that every time? And how low are you cutting it down? Lastly, could you share how you do your manure management? Do you muck the track and loafing/shed areas (daily?), but leave it as is in the grazing sections? Or do you spread/harrow piles? And do you wait a certain time to avoid worms/worm eggs? Thanks so much. Again I'm very grateful to have found you guys and hear what's been successful (and not successful--sometimes more important to know!). 🤗

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Sorry, l can’t watch the whole thing this morning, but have you been able to cut down or cut out Ivermectin or other wormer?

[@thuber3176]

I do this exact thing with my 3, 1 metabolic, 1 cushings and 1 normal amazing system and works for all. Love it but we need a good name for it :-)

[@cristinafarmer]

This is not to be confused with the Paddock Paradise system, which prevents horses from eating fresh grass.