Can anyone tell me what should be done to a horse pasture.  I have 4 horses and a pony on about 6-8 acres of pasture.  Last year I had 1 horse grass foundered by the first of May.  Don't want to go thru that again, but we had an unusual Spring and Summer....cool and a lot of rain, practically daily.   How do you fertilize your pastures?  Do you have to take the horses off for a period of time?  We have been thinking about fencing off half so we can alternate them from one side to another.  Can someone suggest how to manage?  Thanks!

We have our 6 acres divided into 3 sections, 1 larger than the other 2 and rotate as much as we can. We'll fertilize a section and keep them out of it for a few days, move and then do where they were.

  I highly suggest you to call your County Extention Office.  Look in the phone book under your County Name then the word Extention.  If you pay taxes you are already helping pay for their service so you my as well use them. These people are a great resource.  They can help with your specific location needs.   I use a product called Milestone to kill weeds. When you use weed killers you also need to fertilize. The length of time to keep them off depends on the weather. But the amounts and type of fertilizer needed depends on the results you get back from a soil sample you bring or send in.