Pastures

Weed of the Month: Sandburs

Weed of the Month: Sandburs

Though not toxic, burs found on the plants can cause mechanical damage if horses consume them.

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Smart Horse Keeping Blog

Pasture Tips to Control Weeds

The key to avoid having weeds overtake your horse pastures is to make your pastures as competitive as possible for grass–a healthy stand of grass will go a long way toward out competing the weeds. Here are six important things you can do to avoid weeds.

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Rain Gardens on Horse Properties

Rain gardens are a bright new idea for dealing with an age-old nemesis on horse properties – too much water and MUD! Plus, they’re a fun way to deal with April showers.

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Common Pasture Weeds

Learn how to identify invasive, noxious, and sometimes poisonous, pasture weeds that commonly infest horse pastures.

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