how many horses can you put on 2.4 acres?

Answer 1

more if you pile them 2 or 3 deep

Answer 2

If there is really 2.4 acres of fenced property, maybe 2, but I would put 1. Having too many will wind up tearing up the land, the grass won't be able to grow back well and horses will get bored and wind up standing in mud. I'd rather a horse have more than enough space than not quite enough.

Answer 3

like many have said the usual is 1 per acre, BUT that is if the property has been fertilized, seeded and well maintained otherwise you wlll have to provide the forage for them.

The main thing you need to check on is your location and the laws there. Some have restrictions as one horse per 2 acres so if the property is listed as AG-1 ior residential n some areas that is a requirement also.if registered as residential or commerical it is a no good for horses until it is applied for the change to ag status.

after you have done all of the above.

As long as you they have adequate movement in large enough areas and you can afford to but hay for year round you should be ok with up to maybe 4 of course depending on the size of the horses as well. Make sure you line up a reputable hay provider as in some parts drought is so bad that hay is $8-11 a small square and 90-110 for a round bale.

Answer 4

Depends on where you're from. Where I live it's a requirement to have 3 acres per 1 horse. So I believe you should keep a smaller horse (14 hh) on 2.4 acres.

Answer 5

For horses that live out at grass and are only given supplementary hay in winter, the stocking density is 4 acres per horse; this would be divided into 4 fields. 2 would be grazed in rotation and 2 used for hay.
For horses that are stabled and fed grain and/or hay and where the grass is used as turnout, you still need 2 fields used in rotation. So if you split this field with fencing it would be adequate for excersise for 2 horses. You lose some acreage for the fencing and gates.
You will need to keep a close eye on the condition of the ground around the gates, water troughs and hay racks; you'll need to skip out at least once a week to cut down on the worm load, and you'll need to cut and feed the field thats being rested to keep up the quality of the grazing.

Answer 6

It depends on how your are going to feed and what type of pasture grass you have.
If you are going to feed hay and grain rations you could put quite a few on 2.4 acres.
If you are planning on having them graze and not feed any hay durring the summer 2 would be about it.
I would build a dry lot that you can put them in part of the time and sperate your pasture into two sides.You can have them graze one and rest one. Rotate them as needed or at least every month or two.
The place I used to baord at had 3 pastures about 7 acres each and they had 16 horses on them they would rotate one per month and no one on the place was skinny. They were out 24/7 and had shelter most did not get any grain. They just grazed.
They were fed hay in the winter.

Answer 7

really only 1 horse needs half an acre so u would be able to put about 4 horses in there but to be nice i would only put 2 so each horse could have 1 acre.

Answer 8

no more than 2

Answer 9

Only max 2, not only because of grazing but also exercise factor, larger horses need more of a area to roam but even if you had ponies in there don't put more than 2 in the field.
also make sure you **** pick everyday, because of the small size of the field if 1 of the horses has worms then the other one could become infected.( its very rare you find a horse that will use a corner of the field just for droppings).

Answer 10

They say that you need 1 1/2 acres per horse, including stable space. I would only have one, with maybe a goat for company. Even then, you are going to need to periodically muck out the area.

Answer 11

2. Its roughly 1 horse per acre, but you will have to rotate the ground so put two horses on one acre for a while, til the grass wears down, then put them on the other half til the first pasture recovers.