In this episode, Ray Smith, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, explains how you can prepare today for healthy pastures through the fall and even into next spring. He describes common mistakes farm managers might make when caring for horse pastures, why planning ahead is essential for health pastures, and how to help your pastures recover from summer grazing.

Find more resources from Smith here:

• Improving Horse Pastures – simple two-page publication that overview all aspects of pasture management: https://publications.ca.uky.edu/agr-281
• Establishing Horse Pastures: https://forages.ca.uky.edu/files/establishing_horse_pastures.pdf
• Estimating Carrying Capacity of Cool-Season Pastures in Kentucky (and all states) using Web Soil Survey: https://forages.ca.uky.edu/files/agr2221.pdf
• Horse Pasture Management, 2nd Edition, 600pages – Edited by Paul Sharpe (from the publisher: https://shop.elsevier.com/books/horse-pasture-management/sharpe/978-0-323-95084-8
• University of Kentucky Equine Pasture Website – publications, videos and other useful information: https://forages.mgcafe.uky.edu/equine

GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 53:

• Host: Hailey Pfeffer (Kerstetter)
• Guest: Dr. Ray Smith, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, in Lexington
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