Grasses
Grass Ident Key
Perennial Ryegrass
Italian Ryegrass
Cocksfoot
Timothy
Smooth Stalked Meadowgrass
Rough Stalked Meadowgrass
Annual Meadowgrass
Creeping Red Fescue
Chewings Fescue
Sheeps Fescue
Crested Dogstail
Yorkshire Fog
Sweet Vernal Grass
Pasture has the potential to provide
1. The horses nutrition
2. A Safe exercise area
Potentials rarely achieved, often neglected
All information given here is believed to be correct but the author cannot be responsible for any consequences of it's use.
Pasture Management
for
Horses
by Denis Lindsell
Grass Ident Key
Perennial Ryegrass
Italian Ryegrass
Cocksfoot
Timothy
Smooth Stalked Meadowgrass
Rough Stalked Meadowgrass
Annual Meadowgrass
Creeping Red Fescue
Chewings Fescue
Sheeps Fescue
Crested Dogstail
Yorkshire Fog
Sweet Vernal Grass
Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata
Slow to establish
Low digestibility if not kept leafy
Low production compared to Ryegrasses
High resistance to drought
Useful early and late growth on upland
Uses for Cocksfoot
Useful on light land in dry areas due to its drought resistance. This species is not commonly sown in a reseeding
situation where it may suffer from too much competition from rygrasses in the early years. Different strains have
been bred some of which are suitable suitable for grazing, others are suitable for hay.
Physical characteristics of Cocksfoot
No auricles
Obviously flattened shoot
Leaf blades smooth above and below
Inflorescence - panicle with a one sided appearance
Cocksfoot
