“Our 3 Best Grassland Webinars to Watch This Spring 🌱 – Help Us Spread The Word” – Email 32

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Hi lovely,

And I don’t know about you, but it suddenly feels like everything has changed overnight.

The weather’s shifting, the grass is growing, the ground has gone from winter mud to surprisingly hard to ride on… and that familiar ‘paddock-management anxiety’ is starting to creep back in again.

So I thought this week, we’d keep things practical.

If you’re looking at your fields wondering ‘what on earth to do next’, here are three of our best grassland and management webinars to watch this spring…

Our 3 Best Grassland Management Webinars

To Watch This Spring

All three are available to watch in full in our Members Area: IH Members, you can access them for free as always.

Not a member yet? You can purchase them individually, or join us and get access to all of them (and a lot more besides).

#1 – Spring Grass & The Hidden Risks with Anna Welch

This one feels especially relevant right now because as the grass comes through, it’s not just greener… It’s nutritionally very different, and that’s not to mention the poisonous plants that are starting to grow…

The key insight:

A bit like chocolate… ‘Spring grass can keep a horse eating past their energy requirements… without ever truly satisfying them.’

It’s high in sugar, low in fibre, which means horses can keep eating without triggering that “I’m full” signal… And for some horses, that’s where problems begin.

A few things that really stood out:

Even short gaps without eating can disrupt the gut and actually increase the risk of colic and laminitis (starvation may not be the way to go… So what do you do?)
Simply restricting turnout often backfires; many horses will just eat faster
Cold, bright mornings can be particularly dangerous (find out why)
It’s not just about the grass, poisonous plants like sycamore and ragwort can pose serious, sometimes fatal risks (know what to look out for)

Find out the answers by watching this webinar.

#2 – Horse & Grassland Management with Equiculture

This one has a remarkably similar message to the last!

Most of us think we’re managing horses… when actually, we should be managing the grass first.

We need to be growing the right nutrition (and that doesn’t mean the most lush) to support our horses more easily.

The key insight:

‘Using all your land all the time is one of the fastest ways to ruin it… quietly degrading the soil, weakening the grass, and creating more problems long term.’

A few things that really stayed with me:

Horses aren’t designed to graze the same patch constantly; movement is part of the system
Bare paddocks don’t create exercise, they create standing, mud and damage
Rotational grazing allows grass to recover and naturally reduces worm burden
Biodiversity isn’t just “nice to have”, it’s key to healthier land and healthier horses

You’ll be surprised how simple (and cost effective) Equicultre’s paddock management suggestions are in this webinar!

#3 – Manure Management & The Magic of Dung Beetles

I’ll be honest… I didn’t expect to find this one so interesting.

But it completely changed how I think about poo picking!

The key insight:

‘You could be losing up to 60% of your grazing… without even noticing’

Horses naturally create “lawns” (where they graze) and “roughs” (where they leave their waste) left un-managed, that means overgrazed areas alongside wasted, unusable pasture.

A few things that really stayed with me:

Manure isn’t waste, it’s a valuable resource if used properly
Dung beetles can dramatically reduce flies and parasite burden
Composting returns nutrients to the soil rather than losing them
Cross grazing can help balance pasture and naturally reduce worms

Getting this right has a huge impact on how your land functions! Find out more

So Where Does That Leave Us

If there’s one theme running through all three, it’s this:

Everything is connected.

Grass, soil, digestion, movement, manure… it all feeds into each other.

And the good news is, small changes now can make a big difference over the coming months.

If your paddocks (or your horse’s waistline…) are starting to take over your thoughts, these are well worth a watch.

All the best,

Abi Pass MSc Vet Phys & The Intelligent Horsemanship Team

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