Grazing Through Grazing Through The Looking GlassThe Looking Glass

Brook FullerBrook Fuller

Soil ConservationistSoil Conservationist

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" here?"

"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. said the Cat.

"I don't much care where –" said Alice. "I don't much care where –" said Alice.

"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.

"– so long as I get "– so long as I get somewheresomewhere," Alice added as an ," Alice added as an explanation. explanation.

"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only "Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough." walk long enough."

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Carroll Lewis 1965Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Carroll Lewis 1965

The Journey to Your Own The Journey to Your Own WonderlandWonderland

►Where you are now:Where you are now: # of animals, # of acres, problems on your property# of animals, # of acres, problems on your property

The journey is the The journey is the decisions you make to get you decisions you make to get you

where you want to be.where you want to be.

►Where you want to be:Where you want to be: # of animals, use of property, layout, goals# of animals, use of property, layout, goals

Who are YOU?Who are YOU?

►Getting you thinkingGetting you thinking

►Getting you questioningGetting you questioning

►Getting you learningGetting you learning

►Getting you identifyingGetting you identifying

Horses, Land, and Water Horses, Land, and Water Action Planner For Horse Action Planner For Horse

PropertiesProperties► 3 Planners3 Planners

Whole of PropertyWhole of Property Paddock ManagementPaddock Management Intensive HorsekeepingIntensive Horsekeeping

► 4 Step Process4 Step Process Assess your current managementAssess your current management Summarize your resultsSummarize your results Prioritize your improvementsPrioritize your improvements Develop an action planDevelop an action plan

►4a Short Term Actions <1 year4a Short Term Actions <1 year►4b Long Term Actions >1 year4b Long Term Actions >1 year

Map for the JourneyMap for the Journey This plan is personal to you and your property This plan is personal to you and your property

Personal Goals and resourcesPersonal Goals and resources

Number of HorsesNumber of Horses

Regulation complianceRegulation compliance

Facility LayoutFacility Layout

Fire ThreatFire Threat

Emergency PlanEmergency Plan

Sharing your land with wildlifeSharing your land with wildlife

Weed controlWeed control

Pest animal controlPest animal control

Horse fatality planHorse fatality plan

Proper Vet and chemical supply Proper Vet and chemical supply storage and disposalstorage and disposal

Action Planner: Whole of Property Management

Looking at the Looking at the BIGBIG picturepicture

Resource Concerns and Resource Concerns and OpportunitiesOpportunities

►Soil Soil ►Water Water ►Air Air ►Plants Plants ►AnimalsAnimals

Looking a Looking a littlelittle

closercloser

Resource Concerns and Resource Concerns and OpportunitiesOpportunities

DrainageDrainage Erosion controlErosion control Roof runoffRoof runoff Forage selection Forage selection

► (desirable, undesirables, poisonous, and SUPPELMENTAL)(desirable, undesirables, poisonous, and SUPPELMENTAL)

FencingFencing Water availabilityWater availability Manure managementManure management Location (neighbors)Location (neighbors) Pests (dusts and flies)Pests (dusts and flies) Facilities and usageFacilities and usage

I’m Late, I’m Late, I’m Late, I’m Late, For a VERY Important DateFor a VERY Important Date

► It is never too late to start looking at It is never too late to start looking at your property and trying to correct your property and trying to correct some of the problems.some of the problems.

►There are improvements to be made There are improvements to be made on EVERY property.on EVERY property.

Tweedledee and Tweedledee and TweedledumTweedledum

► Though valuable information can be Though valuable information can be received from your neighbor, store owners, received from your neighbor, store owners, friends, and familyfriends, and family

BEWARE!BEWARE!

►Do your own research and understand that Do your own research and understand that not everyone is a good steward of the land.not everyone is a good steward of the land.

Painting The Roses RedPainting The Roses Red

►Common mistake Common mistake Fixing one problem, which results in Fixing one problem, which results in

causing more problems.causing more problems. Not really fixing the problem, just making Not really fixing the problem, just making

it look better.it look better.

Holistic Planning: Holistic Planning: looking at your property as a looking at your property as a wholewhole

Moral of the StoryMoral of the Story

► Know where you want to goKnow where you want to go

► Alter your visionAlter your vision

► Get startedGet started

► Expect the unexpectedExpect the unexpected

► Get reliable informationGet reliable information

► DO NOT GIVE UPDO NOT GIVE UP

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" here?"

"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. said the Cat.

"I don't much care where –" said Alice. "I don't much care where –" said Alice.

"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.

"– so long as I get "– so long as I get somewheresomewhere," Alice added as an ," Alice added as an explanation. explanation.

"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only "Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough." walk long enough."

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Carroll Lewis 1965Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Carroll Lewis 1965