Comments on: The Benefits of Pasture Time https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/ Horsemanship and horse training the partnership way Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:22:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Teddie Ziegler https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2503 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2503 In reply to Gina Danna.

Mine prefer to be out in a pasture as well. They love to run around and be free to graze as they please.

]]> By: Teddie Ziegler https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2502 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2502 In reply to Connie.

Thank you, Connie. That sounds so relaxing and peaceful while watching your horses graze.

]]> By: Gina Danna https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2501 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2501 Interesting email. My Arabian is pasture boarded. A couple of times in the last year, he’s had a stall at night, mostly because that was the only boarding available. But he is a pasture horse – he’s never done well being confined.

Last place, they stalled him and 2 other horses as the rains had soaked the grounds (several days’ worth), so they decided to ‘air’ the pastures – one at a time. Mine was a basket case being confined with the rest out. Yeah, pulled him out of there (I had told them he’s a pasture horse and needs to be out, so this wasn’t good). My boy wants to play and run, even at his age. In a stall, he goes nuts.

]]> By: Sarah Hurrell https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2500 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2500 This was a really interesting article. Thanks so much.

]]> By: Connie https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2499 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2499 Yes, it is very important in spending time watching the horses as they move around and graze. Mine would always be under the trees shading themselves and chose to be in the stall when rain happened. I would watch them for at least an hour while eating just to see if everything seemed to be okay with them.

I enjoy reading your blogs and learning more about what you are doing and what more I can do with mine. Thank you again and take care. I hope to read more next week.

]]> By: Teddie Ziegler https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2488 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2488 In reply to Bonnie Beresford.

Thank you Bonnie for the additional tip. You are absolutely correct, the movement itself of walking while grazing is very helpful for a horse’s digestion as well as their muscle tone.

]]> By: Bonnie Beresford https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/the-benefits-of-pasture-time/#comments/2476 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=16168#comment-2476 This is a great column. Feeding and digestion are major issues for horses because they are designed to spend the bulk of their time eating and digesting what they eat. Teddie mentioned many good reasons for grazing and for putting horses on pasture. One additional benefit that is vitally important is movement – horses eat and walk, eat and walk, eat and walk all day. Walking is very much a part of the mechanism horses use to help digest their food.

Horses can survive if they are kept in a barn and fed hay and a lot of grain, but they will tend to have more digestive problems like colic unless they are given a chance to walk as they graze. Walking helps to stimulate the very active movements of their long digestive system that is necessary to fully absorb the nutrients in the forage they access. I look forward to the next column!

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