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RE: [RC] clover question - Jim Hollandhttp://www.noble.org/ag/Forage/HorseForage/page8.html The above is a good link...probably more info than he wants. Some clover (preferably white) is OK and horses love it. However, like Alfalfa, it can be too much of a good thing. Large quantities of it cause photosensitivity and drooling in horses. (Alsike is the worst for this) It will also take over a pasture. I allow small patches of it here and there in the pasture because it's a treat for the horses. They usually polish those places off the first day they are turned out in a new pasture. When it become aggressive and too prevalent in a given pasture, I spot spray it with GRAZON. A mix is the best choice (I like Fescue and Brome) for a permanent pasture here in the Northern part of the SE. Fescue is not too rich, green year round, and easy to establish. Endophyte free fescue is now available, but unless you have brood mares, this is probably not worth the cost. Plain old Kentucky 31 Fescue is common and easy to get started. I recommend the Pennington "coated" seed. Costs a little more, but it has its own fertilizer coating and the birds don't eat it. They will eat at least half of any uncoated fescue seed you put out. I reseed my bare spots right up until Christmas. Bermuda is OK, but you won't have any green grass in winter and it will grow on anything, including concrete. You can also buy mixed grasses. For a new pasture, something like this would probably be a good choice. http://www.outsidepride.com/store/product.php?productid=17209&cat=293&page=1 Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rides2far@xxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:15 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] clover question Neighbor just called. He has a 5 acre field (lush) where he boards 2 retired endurance horses (Appaloosa & heavy built mare with no white markings) and a miniature donkey (foundered). He plans to plant clover. He said I told him in the past red clover was not a good choice. (I don't remember that). Now he plans to plant white clover. What do ya'll think? It's probably predominantly fescue right now. My only problem in the past with clover was it causing sunburn on horses with white markings and drooling. Is that hard on their liver or something like that? I recall bits and pieces of conversations about it but nothing well enough to give advice intelligently. This guy is an archeologist and does everything *very* by the book. If you give him a website to read he'll do it. Angie Angie McGhee http://www.lightersideofendurance.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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