Horse Pasture Management

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Book
November 2018
Elsevier Science and Technology
ID: 4539999

Horse Pasture Management begins with coverage of the structure, function and nutritional value of plants, continuing into identification of pasture plants. Management of soil and plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Management of hay and silage are included, since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. A number of chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment and other living things. As an aid in good pasture management, one chapter explains construction and use of fencing and watering systems.

Contributions are rounded out with a chapter explaining how the University of Kentucky helps horse farm managers develop their pasture management programs.

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1. Forage plant structure, function, nutrition and growth
2. Identification of forage plant species
3. Nutritional value of pasture plants for horses
4. Soils for horse pasture management
5. Introduction to pasture ecology
6. Pasture establishment, maintenance and renovation
7. Forage yield and its determination
8. Grazing behavior, feed intake and feed choices
9. Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity
10. Multi-species grazing
11. Hay and silage production and management
12. Climate, weather and plant hardiness
13. Matching plant species to your environment, weather and climate
14. Manure, erosion and water quality
15. Fencing and watering systems
16. Pasture related diseases and disorders
17. Co-existing with wildlife
18. The University of Kentucky extension pasture evaluation program

Authors

Paul H. Sharpe Lecturer, researcher, program coordinator, and the retired Associate Director of Academic Programs, University of Guelph; Canadian Society of Animal Science; National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics; Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs. Lecturer, researcher, program coordinator, associate director of academic programs Retired from University of Guelph Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, University of Saskatchewan M.Sc. in fertility of cattle in a tropical environment, University of Guelph B. Sc. Ag. In Animal Science, University of Manitoba B. Sc. in Zoology and Botany, Brandon University Conducted research into animal reproduction, forage systems, alternative forages and grazing management Taught 22 different courses in Biology and Animal Science Studied and worked in Australia, Jamaica and three Canadian provinces. Developed and taught Pasture Management course for Equine Management degree program Dr. Paul Sharpe is a lecturer, researcher, program coordinator, and the retired Associate Director of Academic Programs at the University of Guelph. He received his PhD in reproductive physiology from University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Sharpe has conducted research into animal reproduction, forage systems, alternative forages, and grazing management. He has studied and worked in Australia, Jamaica and three Canadian provinces. He also developed and taught the Pasture Management course for the Equine Management degree program at the University of Guelph.

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