For year-round grazing with a minimal amount of problems, the method that has worked really well is to establish a good coastal Bermuda pasture and then overseed it with winter rye (seed) in the early fall for winter time grazing. We see problems with hybrid sorghums/sudans, hay grazer, Russian and foxtail millet, kleingrass, and fescue. All these can affect horses in a negative way, depending on the conditions. So your best bet oftentimes is a good Bermuda. You can seed common Bermuda and get along fairly well, but it grows differently than does coastal Bermuda or some variety of coastal. Then the winter rye gives you a good grazing source during time when Bermuda is dormant, and the rye will often hang around until late April and sometimes even into May.
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