Ep. 061: The Key to Getting the Most Out of Your Horse Pasture

<p>Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr interview Penn State Equine Extension Educator, Laura Kenny about how to know if your pasture is adequate, if improvements need to be made, or if it’s a total loss that needs to start over through pasture evaluation techniques. </p><p> </p><p>Laura also shares some tips on how to get the most out of a pasture to benefit the horse and the environment. Laura and Dr. Cubitt talk about why horse owners should determine their goals with their horses before reseeding or improving pastures, and finding a good balance between what is good for the pasture and soil but what is also needed for specific horses, particularly ones struggling with metabolic disorders.</p><p> </p><p>They also discuss foxtail, including what it is, how to identify it and differentiate it from timothy grass, and how to get rid of it.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Notes: </strong></p><p>Penn State Extension Equine Team Resources –</p><ul><li>~21:56 – <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/horse-pasture-evaluation-the-first-step-for-improvement">Horse Pasture Evaluation: The First Step for Improvement</a></li><li>~30:59 – <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/pasture-evaluation-equine-pasture-evaluation-disc">Pasture Evaluation Table</a></li><li>~49:44 – <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/common-equine-pasture-forages">Common Equine Pasture Forages</a></li><li>~50:12 – “<a href="https://extension.psu.edu/weeds-of-the-northeast-revised-and-expanded">Weeds of the Northeast</a>” by Richard Uva, Joseph Neal, and Joseph DiTomaso </li><li>~ 51:36 – <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/how-to-tell-foxtail-from-timothy-and-control-it">How to Tell Foxtail from Timothy and Control It</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Connect with Laura and Penn State Extension on Facebook and their website – </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PennStateExtensionEquineTeam">Facebook</a> – @pennstateextensionequineteam</li><li><a href="https://extension.psu.edu/">Website</a></li></ul><p>____________________________________</p><ul><li>Love the podcast?