In winter rotational grazing is much more difficult. This is because, the principles don’t always apply as nicely as they do in summer. ...

Fun fact potential of Hydrogen The letters pH stand for potential of hydrogen, since pH is effectively a measure of the concentration of...

Just a quick reminder to everyone not to overgraze your summer paddocks before changing to winter ones or you will damage your spring...

So ... winter tasks everyone. Soil test, mud management, composting This is a small excerpt from an article I’ve recently had published...

Nettle (Urtica dioica)–Nettles sting the inside of a horse’s mouth, so horses generally will not eat them willingly, unless they’ve been...

Fat hen. It’s coming folks ! (Sound of ominous organ music) A summer annual, that is prolific and grows everywhere. It is invasive,...

Lazy Thursday morning thoughts... The plea for organic practices cannot be practised successfully with quick results if we have wrecked...

Pasture rotation and feeding the soil. What have we learned so far? 1. Pastures need at least 4 weeks rest between a week of grazing....

I often see the question “How much land do I need per horse”? There are lots of caveats in answering the question which can make the...

I think we can all get a bit too precious about this. Grass is not “sour” . I dislike that word because it indicates that it can’t be...

Do not use salt or vinegar to kill weeds. Salt is a natural earth mineral... so it must be better than the chemicals produced by the evil...

Toxic and dangerous plants. Seen some worrying advice from people lately about horses generally avoiding them if there’s grass. My...