| Pasturing a horse year round offers easy | | | | drinking watero Fence off any poisonous treeso The |
| maintenance and is low-cost compared to stabling a | | | | grass should be weed free and of equal heighto The |
| horse. However this does not mean you can leave | | | | field should not be too steepo The field should offer |
| your horse in a field and forget about him. A horse that | | | | shelter and securityo The field needs to drain well, |
| lives outdoors most of its days can turn a suitable field | | | | particularly at the water trough and gateo Avoid low |
| into an unsuitable eye-sore if left alone to graze. To | | | | lying areas as these tend to get muddy in wintero An |
| maintain the quality of grazing and to offer your horse | | | | access road must be accessible in all weather |
| a suitable field you will need to maintain the field for | | | | conditionso Position the shed with safety in mindo |
| your horse. Good field maintenance is important to | | | | Remove droppings from the field weeklyo Pasture is |
| your horse's health. | | | | free of trash and foreign objectso Check fencing and |
| In order to maintain the quality of grazing for your | | | | gates often and do any repairs if you note anything |
| horse, field rotation is best. A horse requires a minimum | | | | that needs mending. |
| of 1 acre (0.4 hectares) for grazing. Dividing the area | | | | Proper field maintenance will prevent your horse from |
| into separate fields will enable you to rotate the | | | | escaping and straying or injuring itself. Select your |
| grazing. Horses graze selectively, so a field left | | | | hardware with your horses health and care in mind, |
| unmanaged will result in areas grazed right down and | | | | such as when selecting the type of fencing for your |
| other areas that the horse has left untouched will | | | | field. Barbed wire is fine for sheep or cattle, but your |
| become overgrown with weeds. | | | | horse is more than likely to sustain an injury as horses |
| Requirements for a suitable field:o Fences should have | | | | have fine skin. |
| rounded corners to prevent injuryo Supply fresh | | | | |