We just got our little yearling gelding 2 days ago and we built him an approx. 30' diameter round pen for turnout and it has grass growing in it. It has been mowed regularly it is basically a "lawn" not a "pasture" type of grass. Maybe 2-3" in height.
My question is, is it safe to put our little guy on it for large chunks of time or does he need to "build up" his time on it? I know he had some turnout time with his breeder (not sure how much, I've emailed him to find out). Up until a month ago when he was brought to the barn to recover from being gelded, I believe he was turned out 24/7. Like I said, his turn out area is not huge - just about 30 feet in diameter. I imagine that once he eats the grass down it will end up being a "dry lot" as has happened to all the other turn out pens of the big horses.
This little guy is so precious. When I figure out how, I will post pictures of him!
Julie
My question is, is it safe to put our little guy on it for large chunks of time or does he need to "build up" his time on it? I know he had some turnout time with his breeder (not sure how much, I've emailed him to find out). Up until a month ago when he was brought to the barn to recover from being gelded, I believe he was turned out 24/7. Like I said, his turn out area is not huge - just about 30 feet in diameter. I imagine that once he eats the grass down it will end up being a "dry lot" as has happened to all the other turn out pens of the big horses.
This little guy is so precious. When I figure out how, I will post pictures of him!
Julie