The Maryland Horse Outreach Workgroup (HOW) created educational documents for horse owners that discuss pasture and manure management. HOW Members included representatives from local soil conservation districts, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Maryland Extension, the Equiery, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board. The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Office of Resource Conservation coordinated the workgroup. Click on each document title to go to the MDA's link to read and view.
Pasture Management Resources
Getting Started
- A Horse Owner's Guide to Best Management Practices
- Big Dreams for Your Horse Farm? Do Your Homework First!
- BMP Benefits
General Pasture Management
- Management of Established Horse Pastures
- Managing Pastures for Ground Cover
- Pasture Management For All Seasons
- Vegetative Cover: Is it Grass That's Really Greener on the Other Side of the Fence?
- Vegetative Cover Problems and Solutions
- Seeding Bare Patches
Seeding and Renovation
- Common Horse Pasture Grasses and Legumes
- Guidelines for Seeding New Pastures and Renovating Old Pastures I: Plan Before You Seed
- Guidelines for Seeding New Pastures and Renovating Old Pastures II: Getting Ready to Seed
- Guidelines for Seeding New Pastures and Renovating Old Pastures III: Planting the Seed and Managing After Seeding
- Seeding Small-Acreage Horse Pastures
Heavy Use Areas
Grazing Management
Manure Management