The building blocks of a healthy horse pasture
The basis of all that grows and lives
The bottom
A healthy pasture always starts underground. A world of roots, worms, fungi, and microorganisms unfolds in the soil. This soil life ensures that nutrients become available, that the structure remains airy, and that water is well retained.
When the soil becomes unbalanced due to artificial fertilizer or overgrazing, it becomes impoverished, and grasses and herbs lose their strength. The consequence: less biodiversity and less nutritional value for your horse.
By nourishing the soil instead of burdening it, you restore the natural cycle. With organic material, compost, bokashi, or volcanic rock dust, you re-energize soil life. This creates a living base that makes your pasture resilient and from which healthy grasses and herbs can grow.
Would you like a soil analysis and advice? Please contact our soil advisors!
Diversity and choice in the pasture
Organic grass seeds
Many common pastures consist of fast growers: grass that grows large with artificial fertilizer, but is poor in structure and trace elements. It looks green and full, but provides nutrition that can actually strain horses.
Organic grasses grow slower, root deeper, and work together with soil life. By combining different grass types, more variety is created in the pasture. This makes the pasture more resilient against drought and intensive grazing, and better attuned to the natural needs of animals.
At Natuly, you will find various organic grass seed mixtures, specially formulated for different soil types and applications. This way, you can always choose a mixture that suits your soil and your animals.
Color, scent, and choice
Herbs and flowers
A pasture is only truly complete when, in addition to grass, herbs and flowers also grow there. They provide variation in taste and structure, extract valuable minerals from deeper soil layers, and attract beneficial insects that strengthen the ecosystem.
For horses, this means freedom of choice: some herbs they eat eagerly, others they leave alone. Exactly as nature intended. This way, each animal can select what it needs.
At Natuly, you will find various herb and flower mixtures that you can combine with organic grass seed. Tailored to the soil and the use of the pasture, so you can easily create a rich, vibrant horse pasture.
