A recent article posted by Michaela King on the Hay & Forage Grower website challenged us to consider how to best handle our horse pastures over the winter. Often times the temptation is to leave the horses out as much as possible, but this article challenges horse owners to rethink that strategy.

Once pastures are grazed down in the fall, transition horses to hay and house them in a dry lot, keeping them off pastures until the next year when forage regrowth reaches 6 to 8 inches. This practice is similar to rotational grazing during the growing season; however, in the fall, forage growth has stopped.

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