Weeds
Weed Control
Ragwort
Bracken
Marestails
Nettles
Docks
Chickweed
Buttercups
Plantains
Creeping Thistle
Spear Thistle
Dandelion
St. Johns Wort
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
Ragwort - Scenecio jacobaea
Growth Habit |
Biennial or short lived perennial, short thick tap root with stout laterals, rosette in 1st yr., tall flowering stem following yrs. |
Encouraged by |
Lack of vigour in sward growth, physical damage (poaching). |
Chemical Control |
MCPA, Glyphosate on individual plants |
Physical Control |
Digging and removal. (In the past grazing by sheep has been considered an option as they did not appear to be affected to the same extent as other animals. However this is not recommended. |
Toxicity |
Poisonous (hepatotoxicity), caused by alkaloids fresh and dry. Horses more likely to eat wilting plants. |
Ragwort is covered by the Weed Act of 1959 and you can be forced by law to eradicate these.
The young plant
The mature plant
The flowers
