Premium Equine Forage Mix
Premium Equine Forage Mix is a diversified grass-and-legume pasture blend developed for irrigated horse properties. Multiple pasture grasses provide the forage foundation, while strawberry clover, red clover and grazing alfalfa add legume diversity and biological nitrogen-fixing potential. It is suited for new pasture establishment and renovation where a productive, mixed-species equine forage stand is desired.
Why Choose Premium Equine Forage Mix?
This formulation combines multiple cool-season pasture grasses with forage legumes to create a more diversified equine forage stand than a grass-only pasture mix.
Diverse Forage Base
Multiple grass species provide varied growth habits and help build a productive pasture canopy across the growing season.
Legume Diversity
Strawberry clover, red clover and grazing alfalfa add broadleaf forage diversity to the grass foundation.
Nitrogen Fixation
Properly inoculated and successfully nodulated legumes can biologically fix atmospheric nitrogen within the pasture system.
Mixed Rooting & Growth
Grasses and legumes contribute different rooting patterns, plant structures and growth characteristics within the stand.
New Pasture Establishment
Designed for establishing new irrigated horse pasture where a diversified grass-and-legume forage system is desired.
Pasture Renovation
Can also be used when renovating suitable irrigated pasture ground and rebuilding the forage stand.
Premium Equine Forage Mix Components
Four pasture grasses form the grass component, while three forage legumes add additional plant and forage diversity.
Mix Component Note: Mix components are subject to change based on seed availability. Substitutions may be made with comparable species or varieties when necessary.
Planting Premium Equine Forage Mix
Seed at approximately 25–30 lb per acre under suitable irrigated pasture establishment conditions.
Prepare a firm seedbed and maintain shallow, uniform seed placement with good seed-to-soil contact. Small-seeded pasture grasses and legumes should not be planted excessively deep.
Adequate irrigation during establishment is important for uniform emergence and development of the new pasture stand.
Establish First. Graze Second.
New horse pasture needs time to develop an established root system before grazing pressure is introduced. Long-term performance also depends on grazing management, irrigation, fertility and adequate recovery between grazing periods.
Protect New Seedlings
Keep horses off newly seeded areas until plants are adequately rooted and the pasture stand is well established.
Rotate Pastures
Rotational grazing helps prevent repeated close grazing of the same plants and provides pasture recovery periods.
Allow Regrowth
Provide adequate rest after grazing so pasture grasses and legumes can rebuild leaf area and maintain active growth.
Maintain Moisture
Manage irrigation according to soil type, weather and plant demand while avoiding chronic waterlogging or prolonged moisture stress.
Pasture Management Note: Pasture performance varies with soil fertility, irrigation, planting timing, grazing pressure, stocking rate and local growing conditions. New plantings should be well established before grazing begins.
Best Uses for Premium Equine Forage Mix
Irrigated Horse Pasture
Designed for managed equine pasture systems where dependable irrigation is available.
New Pasture Establishment
A diversified option for establishing a new grass-and-legume horse forage stand.
Pasture Renovation
Appropriate for renovation projects where the existing pasture is being substantially improved or re-established.
Rotational Grazing
Best managed within a rotational system that allows adequate recovery between grazing periods.
Grass + Legume or Grass-Focused?
Weaver Seed offers different pasture formulations because horse properties do not all have the same management goals.
Premium Equine Forage Mix
Choose this formulation when you want a diversified irrigated horse pasture containing both pasture grasses and forage legumes.
Premium Horse Pasture Mix
Consider Weaver Seed's grass-focused horse pasture formulation when a pasture without a significant legume component better matches your management preference.
Establishing or Renovating Horse Pasture?
Contact Weaver Seed for Premium Equine Forage Mix availability, pricing, quantities or help deciding whether a grass-and-legume or grass-focused horse pasture formulation is the better fit.
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