1. How important is it for all horses that share a pasture to be on the same deworming schedule? What about horses in the same barn? Do you recommend a specific deworming schedule/rotation? Updated: January 31, 2012
2. What is the best way to transfer my horse from all-pasture diet to hay-only diet? Updated: January 24, 2012
3. We planted a pasture mix for horses along with oats. However, we now want to get rid of the oats. How do we do so? Updated: January 18, 2012
4. What is the word used to describe co-grazing goats and horses? Updated: January 04, 2012
5. I was told to change the pH in pasture soil by lime application. Is this effective, and what is the suggested method? Updated: August 02, 2011
6. We are wanting to enclose a new pasture. Could you outline some general steps to giving it the best start? Updated: August 02, 2011
7. I own a small acreage to keep my horses and am having an increasing problem with weeds. What should I do? Updated: August 02, 2011
8. We have a number of new pastures and would like to create better grass. What are the steps? Updated: August 02, 2011
9. How do I know my horse is getting what he needs in forage each day if he is out 24 hours a day on pasture? Do I still need to give him hay? I don't want to overfeed or underfeed him. Updated: August 02, 2011
10. I have a 19-month-old filly that is Clydesdale x Appaloosa. She has held her weight very well all through winter. She mainly lives out but has been in for a couple of weeks when very cold. In the space of one week, she has dropped quite a large amount of Updated: August 02, 2011
11. What type of grass should I plant if I want to graze cattle and occasionally bale hay? Updated: February 08, 2011
12. How many acres do beef cattle require? Updated: January 17, 2011
13. Should I remove horses from a pasture when I spray for weeds and, if so, how long should I keep them off the pasture? Updated: December 14, 2010
14. How long are snow-on-the-mountain seeds viable for regrowth? Also, I have an owner who wants to remove the crop from the pasture via windrowing and baling. Is this an effective or even needed measure for prevention of future occurrences of the plant? Updated: November 19, 2010
15. I had some cattle on a kleingrass pasture in the fall and several of them died. What could be a cause for this? Updated: October 25, 2010
16. Could you no-till good cool-season pasture mix into old pasture? Updated: October 15, 2010
17. What do you recommend to control cockleburs in a bermuda pasture? Updated: October 13, 2010
18. What is the recommended stocking rate for meat goats? Updated: August 25, 2010
19. I am looking to renovate my horse pastures, and my soil is mostly a clay loam with areas of sand. Right now my pastures have all died due to the lack of moisture. I would like a suggestion on what to plant that will not completely die off with intensive grazing and/or drought. Is there anything that I can plant now that will provide forage for my horses late into fall? Updated: June 22, 2010
20. I take care of an old farm property with two pastures. One pasture is about one acre with no animals, and the other is about two acres with one horse, two goats, and two miniature horses. There is a major dandelion problem in both pastures, and when the seed blows, it re-seeds the lawn areas around the house with dandelions. Can you recommend a herbicide for the horse pasture areas? I suggested to the owner to have it sprayed and move the animals to the other pasture for a couple of weeks after spraying. Any suggestions? Updated: June 21, 2010
21. How much time should a horse be kept in a stall versus time in a paddock or pasture? Updated: June 18, 2010
22. I have new pasture ready to plant and will have a soil test next week. What is the best grass to plant for horses for grazing in the Midlands of South Carolina? We have clay soil. Updated: June 18, 2010
23. Is it safe for miniature horses and full-size horses to eat clover in the pastures? Updated: June 17, 2010
24. My last question asked about the best grass choices for my pasture. The answer included white and red clover. Aren't clovers toxic to horses? Also, reed canarygrass was recommended, and I thought reed canarygrass was invasive and not very nutritious. Updated: June 17, 2010
25. How much land is required to sustain two horses? Updated: February 11, 2010
26. I have an acre and a half that I would like to seed for pasture of one to two horses in Norfolk, Massachusetts. What is the best type of grass to use? I've been told orchardgrass. Updated: January 19, 2010
27. How should I get rid of moss in pastures? Updated: January 19, 2010
28. We have moved to a farm where the last cotton crop was harvested in fall 2008. We want to start grazing our horses on the grasses that are coming up, but need to know if 2,4-D can be used to control the weeds that are also coming up. If so, what kinds of wait periods, etc., need to be followed? Updated: January 12, 2010
29. I have about 2 acres of johnsongrass in my hay meadow that is mostly bermudagrass. Would I be safe to bale the hay and feed it to horses? Updated: January 12, 2010
30. Will two acres be sufficient to raise three horses? Updated: January 12, 2010

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