Horseshoe Diaries

Winter Horse Field Maintenance

Well it’s that time of year again and we can’t forget that our horse field needs a little TLC in preparation for the cold weather. Here are a few tips to help keep your horse fields in working order during the winter months:

- Break out the Hay

Start putting hay out in your horse’s field early on in order to keep all of the grass from being eaten early in the season. This also ensures that your horses are being properly fed as the grass loses nutrients and eventually dies.

- Watch out for Mud

As the grass in your horse field begins to dies you’ll find that certain spots in the field get extremely muddy; most often around the gate and in feeding areas. In order to avoid this as much as possible, move the feed buckets and rotate the places where you put out the hay.

- Drain the Hose

If you have an outdoor hose that’s used for filling the horse fields’ water tubs, then lets not forget an important fact… WATER FREEZES! Be sure to roll up the hose when you’re done filling to ensure that no water is left in the hose to freeze. Water is necessary to keep horses in a field, so try not to neglect your hose =)

Simply doing a little bit of maintenance can help to keep your horse field in excellent condition for much longer during the harsh winter season. So have fun and bundle up!

-Carly