18th February, 2017 In Our Hay Day

We've got away lightly with our hay bill this winter, even with our grazing shared with half the deer population of the New Forest!

The wild ponies have only been coming back a few times over the last few weeks, and even then they aren't getting much.

We put hay out today simply to allow us to get the trailer in and out of the field without them raiding the fields.

Not just horses...some cows seem to think they need extra foliage and forage.