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Benefits of a Dry Lot for Horses

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SPES-32P

Authors as Published

Authored by Carrie Swanson, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Albemarle County (first published June 2018, last reviewed November 2023)

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This resource is available in video format only.

This is a Graze 300 Virginia video which is part of an Extension initiative to enable Virginia farmers to achieve 300 days of livestock grazing by facilitating better pasture management and environmental stewardship. In this video clip, Carrie Swanson, Extension Agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension, discusses the benefits of a dry lot as a horse and pasture management strategy. For more information about Graze 300 VA and Virginia Cooperative Extension, please visit Graze 300. Funding for the video was generously provided by the Agua Fund to encourage sustainable resilient agriculture and the conservation of important natural resources.


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Publication Date

November 2, 2023