I have noticed that anywhere horses spend much time on grass, as the years go by, there is less and less grass and the weeds seem to take over. Where we live any grazing is in seriously short supply and losing any of it to encroaching weeds is a tragedy.
There is a local movement afoot to ban all chemical herbicides, which frankly I think will be a catastrophe. There are times when a bag of Weed and Feed is your friend. The nicest pieces of ground for horses around here are managed. THey are not left to the whims and wills of the local weed population. Nice horse ground does NOT happen by accident.
If you have HUGE acreage, this might not be a problem. BUt many of us keep horses in teeny,tiny areas and that postage stamp patch of grass is all the grass they'll get in a year. I would be interested to know what approach some of the members take to keep weeds to a minimum and grass at a maximum.
There is a local movement afoot to ban all chemical herbicides, which frankly I think will be a catastrophe. There are times when a bag of Weed and Feed is your friend. The nicest pieces of ground for horses around here are managed. THey are not left to the whims and wills of the local weed population. Nice horse ground does NOT happen by accident.
If you have HUGE acreage, this might not be a problem. BUt many of us keep horses in teeny,tiny areas and that postage stamp patch of grass is all the grass they'll get in a year. I would be interested to know what approach some of the members take to keep weeds to a minimum and grass at a maximum.
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