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Re: [RC] [RC] limited pasture/horse and hoof health - Val NicosonI too am considering the Paddock Paradise concept for our 4+ acre property for our horse(s)...we have 1 today but will soon be adding a second. Right now she's in a 1/2 acre paddock that wraps around the barn in a U shape and enjoys going around it every day. There's trees there too and I spread the hay out in various places to keep her moving. She has the ability to go into the barn into a run-in stall and can come and go as she pleases. When it was really super muddy she tended to stay in the barn and look out. At nights I think she stays in the barn but obviously moves around thru out the night.The biggest question/concern I have as we get more involved in endurance riding...is the amount of grass they can or cannot eat. As the tracks become worn down to where little to no grass grows, then the horse is limited to a complete hay diet. Then what happens when you go to an endurance ride and set up an electric pen on grass? I think we would want them on grass at least to some extent so when we take them to endurance rides or just general trail riding they will be accustomed to grass. I know when I take my current horse out riding she is really eager to eat grass along the trail because she has none in her paddock. Val + Sania On 1/29/07, Kristi Schaaf <iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: It's interesting reading about the different
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