Hi everybody, I thought I would write my latest blog as the weather seems to be starting to warm up for the moment and Spirit and I have managed to get out for a ride for once instead of being stuck in a muddy field! We were delighted almost to the point of being speechless to discover at the beginning of this year that our wonderful sponsors Simple System want to help us by donating the last bit of money for the trailer fund and finishing it so we can get the desperately needed horse trailer for my autism awareness and anti-bullying campaign! Spirit seems in good spirits and seems in reasonable health despite the best efforts of the awful weather we have had and we have been riding out and playing in the field together over the last few weeks...
In the wild, with unrestricted access to pasture, horses would spend the summer “stocking up†by eating nutritious grass - and plenty of it - to aid them in building a thick coat and laying down excess weight...
Horses’ teeth change throughout their lives - they are continually growing and continually wearing, as they chew and grind their grazing and forage.
Grass has the potential to grow all year, which is different from many other plants. Certain things are necessary for this growth, but if they are not met, the grass will be dormant, waiting for conditions to improve.Â