A useful guide to managing land for horses
The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has published a guide to good practice in Managing Land for Horses.
With the increasing popularity of keeping horses - often by people who are not farmers or people experienced in looking after land - there is always the danger that fields can become misused and run-off can occur.
Horses are selective grazers and they can create issues for the land. Without proper care, a field can end up as a mud bath and cause problems for the rivers and streams as the mud runs off into them. With good land management it is possible to manage grassland so it is good for the horses and good for the landscape.
There is a very helpful document called Horses, the landscape and you on the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website.
Copies of the guide - Managing Land for Horses - can be obtained by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.