There are thousands of horses in the Mount Lofty Ranges – on large, medium and smaller sized properties. This number is likely to grow because horsekeeping is attractive to many people moving to the hills.
Many of the properties where horses are kept, fit into the ‘smaller’ category. They are not generally used for commercial purposes (except for agistment) but rather for the keeping of horses for recreation and related activities. Often, the owners of these properties are people who have not had long links with the land.
This booklet is therefore designed to assist those people keeping horses on areas less than 8 ha (or intending to do so). The aim is to help make a success of horsekeeping; to make it enjoyable, but importantly to ensure that horsekeeping does not adversely impact on the land (which by definition includes soil, water, air and vegetation).
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