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An Exploration of Environmentally Sustainable Practices Associated with Alternative Grazing Management System Use for Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Mules in the UK.
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- The impact of restricted grazing systems on the behaviour and welfare of ponies.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Tracking the Track: The Impact of Different Grazing Strategies on Managing Equine Obesity.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- What Is a Working Equid? Analysis of Current Terminology and a Suggested Definition.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Management of Donkeys in Assisted Interventions: A Snapshot.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- 'It's more emotionally based': Prince Edward Island horse owner perspectives of horse weight management.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024Article
- Exploring human behavior change in equine welfare: Insights from a COM-B analysis of the UK's equine obesity epidemic.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Equestrian grazing management is a poorly researched area, despite potentially significant environmental impacts. This study explored keepers' use of alternative grazing systems in the care of UK horses, donkeys and mules through an internet survey. The survey was available during the summer of 2020 and comprised closed and open questions, which were analysed with descriptive statistics and iterative thematic analysis, respectively. A total of 758 responses was incorporated into the analysis; the most popular system used were tracks (56.5%), Equicentral (19%), "other" (e.g., non-grass turnout) (12.5%), rewilding (7.5%) and turnout on either moorland (0.7%) or woodland (2.5%). The thematic analysis highlighted that equid keepers across the systems were highly engaged in exploring sustainable practices. Their approaches varied according to each system, yet all aimed to fulfil practices in three major categories, i.e., supporting diverse plant life (usually through restricting equid access to certain areas), supporting wildlife (through the creation of biodiverse environments) and sustainably managing droppings and helminths. Additionally, proponents of the Equicentral systems declared to be aiming to support soil health. These data provide a promising insight into equid keepers' behaviour and attitudes to sustainability.
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