The ponies are split into three groups at the moment - those who get the best grazing (Topsy with her grandmotherly rights!), those who get restricted grazing, and those who have very limited grazing.
There was a really interesting post on the Rockley Farm blog about a study recently published by Bangor University looking into sugar levels in grasses. Alarmingly, the study showed that modern ryegrass can be 600 times higher in fructose than old pasture species. Very interesting reading... http://www.rockleyfarm.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/why-not-all-grass-is-created-equal-and.html
We've got one week to go until St John's Fayre - Frodo's looking good and his hooves sounds great when he's stomping around the yard!
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