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Green fields highlighted by sunrays through heavy clouds from Curbar Edge

Horse Pasture Management Workshop

Horse grazing

Monday 10 July 2023 at 5.45pm, Abney Village Hall and Whitegate Farm

Join us for a FREE informative and interesting evening where you will...

  • Hear how best practice pasture management can benefit your horses and the environment.
  • Learn about why species and habitat diversity in your grazing is good for horse health and wildlife.
  • Discuss solutions to common grazing challenges facing horse owners such as laminitis, parasite infection, winter turnout.
  • Find out about available grant funding options for land management and capital infrastructure.

Chloe Palmer will lead this participative workshop. Chloe is an ecologist with over 30 years of experience and she has advised farmers and land managers on environmental management for over 20 years. She coordinates the Hope Valley Farmers and Bradfield Farmers groups as well as writing for Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer magazine on a variety of agricultural and land management topics.

She has owned horses all her life and manages land for them with the aim of maximising the value of the grazing for wildlife and the wider environment while maintaining optimum horse health.

Supper is provided but booking is essential as places are limited. When the event becomes fully booked a waiting list will be put into place and successful attendees contacted accordingly.

Contact Christine Harding on 07551 005353 or email: charding2021@gmail.com

This event is funded by the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

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