Episode 4 – Laura Kenny, Equine Education Specialist – Pennsylvania Grazing Lands Coalition

In this episode we have the privilege of talk with Laura Kenny. An equine education specialist with the Penn State Extension. Laura talks with us about the importance of rest and rotation to maintain the health of your pastures when grazing horses. She discusses the ration of 2-4 acres per horse as a sustainable amount for pasture health. Laura also touches on fencing, manure management, soil health and fall re-seeding.

During this episode, we discuss two of the articles Laura has written. Those articles can be found here:

How to Make Rotational Grazing Work on Your Horse Farm

and here:

Pasture Management by the Seasons

These and many other articles on horse keeping can be found at extension.psu.edu. If you’d like to join the Penn State Equine mailing list for quarterly newsletters and workshop invitations, you can go to extension.psu.edu/aboutme and check the boxes for Equine

If there are any questions from this episode, or if you have a topic you’d like to see us cover, please feel free to email me at graziersgrapevine@gmail.com