Grass Farming for Horses: Regenerative Pastures, Movement and Health
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of viewing land as grass farmers for better horse health and pasture management.
The episode urges horse owners to shift from viewing land as turnout to thinking like “grass farmers,” linking soil biology, plant diversity and grazing decisions to horse health. We hear from horse behaviour expert Jane Myers who explains how separating horses and giving constant paddock access drives fence-walking, overgrazing and worn-out land, and she shares a simple yet transformative pasture paddock setup with her Equicentral system. Hoof care professional Faith Robinson redesigned her NSW property with a track and laneways to boost movement, choice, and pasture recovery. Agroecologist Nicole Masters links soil biology and plant diversity to nutrition, hoof and behavioural issues and urges owners to get curious by digging and reading “weeds” as indicators, and promotes diverse browse and nutrition supplements to reduce reliance on routine chemical worming. Key episode moments (00:00) Grass Farmer Mindset (00:40) Meet the Guests (01:48) Faiths Property Transformation (03:24) From Bored Horses to Choice (06:43) Jane on Behavior and Overgrazing (09:27) Nicole on Pasture Diversity (11:32) Soil Biology Basics (13:13) Weeds as Soil Clues (15:55) Rest and Second Bite Rule (17:13)…
People in this episode
Guests: Jane Myers, Faith Robinson, Nicole Masters
Topics covered
- grass farming
- regenerative pastures
- horse health
- soil biology
- grazing management
- agroecology
Keywords
- grass farming
- regenerative agriculture
- horse behavior
- pasture management
- soil health
- grazing decisions
- hoof care
- agroecology
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