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
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus
Tolerant of acidity
Tolerant of low fertility
Palatability low except when young
Uses for Yorkshire Fog
Normally considered to be a weed of grassland and an indicator of acidic conditions.
Has been used for reclamation of mountains.
Physical Characteristics of Yorkshire Fog
No auricles
Round shoot
Obvious ligule.
Base of shoots show red coloured veins.
Plant densely covered with soft hairs.
Inflorescence type -
panicle, pinkish or purplish at some stages.
Yorkshire Fog Inflorescence
Yorkshire Fog Leaf Base
Yorkshire Fog Stem Base
