06/03/2026
Before and after implementing my Equine Track System.
The first photo was one of my pastures 4 years ago. 3 years, ago I implemented my track system and a composting system for my poo. Instead of creating a giant manure pile that I would have to pay someone to remove, I started composting it and then spreading it back onto my land. I let the pastures rest and I stopped allowing the horses to over graze them. Instead they get very strict access to the grass and its never grazed down short. Every summer I have the pastures brush hogged and then they rest again till late spring when the grass is at the optimum height again.
I have not applied any pesticides nor have I done any overseeding asside from some hay sweepings spread out from the barn. I have weeds, but every year, as the land improves, they get less and less as the grass becomes healthier. The hope is that eventually the grass will overwhelm most of the weeds. Weeds can tell us alot about how the soils is doing and some weeds are good weeds.
Today I counted 10 different varieties of grass which is a great sign of good soil health. Offering different varieties of grass for our horses often times provides a more balanced diet than 1 variety alone. I would love to turn it into hay someday.
