Traditional horse & pony grazing mixes
Grass mixes for natural horsemanship
NH01 Long Term Grazing Ley
Natural Horsemanship Long Term Grazing Ley

If you are looking to establish new leys to follow the natural horsemanship approach.

 

 

Our first advice would be to speak to Garry Holter of Demeter grassland manage -ment (see consultants). Gary is the UK’S leading independent consultant in this area. He can help you decide on a mixture, which is appropriate for your ground.

 

 

 

The mixture we have can be used as a good starting place for establishing a new ley.

 

Species

Variety

Kilos

Meadow fescue

Rossa

3.0

Smooth stalk meadow grass

Sobra

2.0

Timothy

Promesse

1.5

Cocksfoot

Prarial

1.5

Creeping red fescue

Coral

1.5

Sheep’s fescue

 

1.5

Rough Stalk meadow

Fescue

 

0.5

Chewings fescue

Wilma

1.0

Mixed herbs

 

0.5

 

Chicory

 

 

Sheep’s burnet

 

 

Sheep’s Parsley

 

 

Ribgrass

 

 

Yarrow

 

Wild flowers

 

0.5

 

Salad burnet

 

 

Dandelion

 

 

Lady’s bedstraw

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

13.5 kilos

It contains no perennial ryegrass. This is for two reasons.

  • It is believed that  ryegrass leys may increase the likelihood of laminitis.
  • Secondly ryegrass is generally too aggressive for some of the beneficial wild flowers to establish
 
To Order:

Calculate what quantity you require then put the number of acres you require in the appropriate box or boxes.

 Please note the prices are per acre.
Prices:
 
NH01 Long Term Grazing Leys
1 acre £78.00
2 acres £152.00
5 acres £325.00
10 acres £630.00
 
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