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Paddocks is an enclosure or fenced area where the horses are kept. The horses feed and graze on the lawns on the paddock and with the large area, it give the horses the freedom to move freely. This reduces the limitation on horse movement but paddock maintenance is crucial.

However, unchecked growth of toxic weeds like thistle, buttercup or ragwort is detrimental to the health of the horses. Professional maintenance of the paddock to ensure that the horse do not consume the weeds while grazing around the paddock area. Horse paddock spraying with non-toxic herbicides helps in controlling weed growth.

• Maintain Well-Being of the Horses by Killing Toxic Weeds

The expert paddock maintenance service provide helps with comprehensive weed control through various spraying techniques. The lawn is eliminated of the growth of the weeds as the spraying contractors use state of the art equipment and herbicide to prevent its growth. Late march to September is the time prone to weed growth.

• The ragworts are harmful for the horses as it consists of pyrrolizidine alkaloid which is toxic for the horse system. It is known to cause damage to the liver and hence threat to the entire health and well-being of the horse.
• The effective control of the ragwort with use of sustainable horse paddock spraying technique reduces its growth during the growing season. With the reduction and effective weed control method, the lawn is allowed to flourish with nutritious grass for grazing.
• Creeping thistles are again poisonous for the horse and hence its growth too must be controlled for maximizing the safety of the horses. If left unattended, it dominates the paddock land and spreads extensively across the lawn.
• The spraying techniques are even specialized for elimination and controlling the growth of the giant hogweed. These create quite a nuisance as it can rise up to a level of 10ft in height and is highly invasive in nature.

• Create a Healthy Environment for the Horses

The spraying contractors ensure calibrated spraying techniques to create a healthy atmosphere for the horses. The paddock maintenance includes time to time harrowing which is a technique of removal of the dead grass, thatch, and prevent the lawn from unnecessary clogging. It clears up the unwanted piles of thrash to allow the grass to breathe.

This clears the penetration of the sunlight and hence allows the light to support the growth of the grass. With the cleaning and scheduled maintenance, the experts use advance machinery to remove any waste piles left by the horses.

• Enhance the Quality of the Soil for Better Growth

At times depletion of the top soil layer leads to reduced growth and hence natural fertilization is quite crucial. The overgrazed lawns are often victim of such scanty growth and hence over time starts creating empty patches.

The professionals spread mix of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus as well as sulfur for the nutrient to improve the quality of the top soil. The use of calcium in fertilizer helps in growth of best quality grass suitable as fodder for the horses.