| Every horse needs pasture or access to
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| | horse is in the case of fescue poisoning.
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| some type of forage. Ideally, the more
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| | Mares who are pregnant should be taken
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| time your horse can spend in the pasture
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| | off of fescue three months prior to
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| the better. This is not only healthy for
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| | foaling. This poisoning has caused many
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| them nutritionally, but mentally and
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| | mares to abort and was a sort of epidemic
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| physically as well. There bodies are
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| | in Kentucky during which numerous mares
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| just better off when they are able to
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| | aborted their foals due to fescue
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| graze on a regular basis. Eating all day
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| | poisoning. Pregnant broodmares are the
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| is what horses are good at and they enjoy
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| | only horses affected by the fescue.
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| it.
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| | The pasture should be well maintained.
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| Horses have a remarkably small stomach
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| | Fences should be safe and grass should be
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| for their size and multiple small meals
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| | well cared for and nourishing. There
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| per day is ideal for the horse. They are
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| | should also be plenty of grass available
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| meeting their requirements for these
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| | for grazing horses. A pasture should
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| multiple small meals when they are
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| | have ample drainage as a flooded pasture
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| allowed to graze on a regular basis. In
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| | can pose as a health risk to horses.
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| fact, horses that are not ridden or
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| | Typically, four horses will be able to
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| worked on a regular basis may be able to
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| | graze well on ten acres. This, however,
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| survive quite well on pasture and a
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| | depends on the climate and condition of
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| little grain supplementation to ensure
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| | your land. Horses in New Mexico, for
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| they are getting essential vitamins and
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| | example, may need a whole square mile to
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| minerals. Some horses may need to be
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| | each horse. Paddocks should also be
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| supplemented with round bales of hay and
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| | properly managed. If you are able to
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| salt licks, especially in the winter
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| | split a pasture in half for grazing, one
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| months.
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| | side will benefit from not having any
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| In very rare cases will a horse colic or
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| | grazers and will give the grass time to
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| founder on grass. This has nothing to do
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| | rejuvenate and grow. Horses are
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| with whether or not the grass was
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| | particularly hard on pasture as they pull
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| recently cut, that is just a coincidence
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| | the grass out by the roots. In bad
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| in most cases. The horse will founder on
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| | pastures, you may have to burn them to
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| grass if the moisture level is at a
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| | encourage new growth. They many even
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| certain point and the nights get very
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| | need reseeding.
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| cold and the days get very hot. The
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| | Allowing your horse regular pasture time
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| grass will begin to produce a toxin that
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| | is very important to his health and well
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| will cause a horse to founder. This is
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| | being. Even if it is just a half hour
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| extremely rare and most horse owners will
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| | per day, you will see a big difference in
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| not have to worry about it.
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| | your horse's state of mind.
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| One instance in which grass can harm a
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