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Tips for a Healthier Pasture on Your Charlottesville Horse Farm

Tips for a healthier pasture on your Charlottesville horse farm.

Your pasture is not just an open space for horses, it is their home, playground, training ground and kitchen, so to speak. Moreover, a healthy pasture is attractive to Charlottesville horse farm buyers because aside from making the farm look good, it also gives an impression that it is carefully maintained. Here are some tips you could use to keep your pasture healthy.

Tips for a Healthier Pasture on Your Charlottesville Horse Farm | Pam Dent | Charlottesville Seniors Real Estate Specialist

  1. Consider the layout

You can design your pasture in such a way that all the necessary factors needed by the horses are easily accessible to them. Build fences around the equestrian property that could guide and protect horses. Your pasture should have a steady and clean water supply, shelter from bad weather, and enough mineral salt blocks. Check out www.jumpintogreenerpastures.com to see some horse farms with great layout.

  1. Keep weeds in control

Unwanted plants in your Charlottesville horse farm’s pasture that compete with desirable ones for sunlight and nutrients are called weeds. They have to be prevented and controlled. You can choose to pluck them out by hand, mow them, or apply herbicide to eliminate them. The first thing to do is to identify the weed so you know that you are using the right herbicide for it. Weeds can affect your pasture greatly so controlling them means giving  healthy pasture a better chance.

  1. Soil management

Assessing the soil and the nutrients present in it can help you determine what else to do to make your pasture a healthy one. Once your soil has been assessed, you will be able to determine what fertilizer is needed so that healthy grass and legumes will grow in your pasture. Make sure to keep horses away from fertilized soil when you do this.

  1. Pasture grazing tips

Do not overgraze your Charlottesville horse farm for sale pastures as this can lead to many serious illnesses. It can cause parasite infestations and sand colic in horses. Moreover, the bottom inches of grass has the most amount of sugar and horses should not have too much sugar intake. Lastly, manure can be easily exposed which does not just endanger horses but also makes the area look messy and smelly. If your pastures are grazed just right, this will lead to a healthier environment.

These easy to follow tips are sure to make your Charlottesville horse farm pasture healthier than ever. Don’t forget that your pasture is a big part of your property and having it in the best condition will always yield buyers’ attention.

If you need help in buying or selling Charlottesville horse farms, call me, Pam Dent at 434 960-0161. As a native of Charlottesville VA who is both an expert in horses and equestrian properties, I have the knowledge and experience that make me the best agent to market your Charlottesville horse farms for sale.

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