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to put each horse in a separate stall or pen at feeding time, which defeats some of the labor-
saving bonus of pasture management.
If you are feeding just hay, spread it out in the pasture in an open space (provided it is
not a windy spot). Make several more piles than the number of horses you are feeding and
place the piles far apart. If you need to feed grain or more closely regulate the feeding of
hay, you can construct several small pens in which you can separate horses.
Out of sight but not out of mind.
Turning a horse out to pasture can be a natural, low-
maintenance style of horsekeeping, but even if a horse is out of sight, he should not be out
of mind. Pastured horses need special care, which starts with proper preparation of the pas-
ture and the horse and continues with regular maintenance.
To learn more about pasture management, read
chapter 13
, Land. To learn more about
caring for a horse on pasture, see
chapter 18
, Routines.
This poor tree has been girdled; that is, the bark has been completely eaten off by
horses. What was once a nice shade tree will soon be dead and gone.
