At this time of the year we open up access to the very top field for the horses as this is the driest field that we have during the winter. The soil here on the farm is clay and during the winter months retains moisture which makes it heavy going for the horses to move through once the grass surface.

The very top field is our most southern field and the highest. Generally it stays fairly dry and so long as the horses don’t cut it up too much it works pretty well through the winter period.

The other part of allowing the horses onto the very top field, is that it means that we can allow the sheep and Alpacas onto the top field, this increases the winter grazing.