Manure should be removed to discourage the breeding of flies and to aid in worm control, this of course all good horsemen and women already know. A full sized horse can deposits up to 20kg of manure every day, multiply that by even 4 weeks and that is a considerable amount of potential grazing area being contaminated. the recommended schedule for paddock cleaning is every 3rd day pick up of your paddock, for those with just one horse and plenty of daylight time this can be worked in, but lets face it, the greater percentage of horse owners own 2+ horses, work 9-5, throw in a family, throw in commitments to other halfs, throw in weekend competitions and just were is those hours to clean the paddocks?

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