Pasture has the potential to provide
1. The horses nutrition
2. A Safe exercise area
Potentials rarely achieved, often neglected

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Pasture Management
for
Horses

by Denis Lindsell

Weeds

Growth Habit	Perennial, spread by rhizomes
Encouraged by	Wet acid land
Chemical Control	Repeated MCPA or 2,4-D
Physical Control	Drainage followed by liming
Toxicity	Leaves, seeds and stems are toxic, containing thiaminase (breaks down thiamine causing a deficiency). Rarely eaten fresh but has caused death of horses when in hay.

Horsetails/Marestails