Website review: Horse Pastures
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7HL discovered 2 months ago- Horses need high quality, digestible forage. Unlike cattle or sheep, ruminant animals having a four compartment stomach, horses have a simple stomach, meaning only one stomach. Ruminants are capable of utilizing high fiber feeds to a greater extent than horses. Thus, the importance of not allowing forages to reach advanced stages of maturity in horse grazed pastures. The nutritional composition of pasture forages must be determined if it will be the major feed source. The options on pasture management are then determined. Pasture management or improvements may include establishment, renovation or merely maintenance through proper grazing management.
