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Back in the old days in England, the King would receive money from his people in exchange for allowing them to graze their cattle in his forests. It was from these agreements that the term Agistment was derived. Things have changed slightly since those days, however, and the term now refers to when an owner of a horse pays someone who owns land, to allow the horse to live and feed off the land owners property. These types of agreements vary greatly, depending on the contracts signed by both parties.

The services offered by the different horse agistment operators can vary greatly, and offer plenty of benefits to both the horse and owner. These can range from things like spelling agistment, small group agistment and riding agistment all the way to things like full care agistment. Before you decide on where best to place your horse, there are some points to take into consideration. For example: paddock size, quality of pastures, seasonal range of grasses so that your horse has feed no matter what time of year (this will save you a lot in extra feed expenses). Is the fencing going to do it’s job and not fall apart? Will it withstand the elements and keep your horse in its allotted field? Also, don’t forget about sheltering, natural wind breaks and then things like shade and stables.

Keeping your horse worm free is another point to consider so some property owners offer this service as well as things like horse dentistry. It is these kinds of services that should help you in your decisions in order to make the process as hassle free as can be. A lot of horse agistment places will also offer the added bonus of organising riding days and social events where owners can bond with their horse, and with other horse owners, while getting the horse out and about and burning off some energy.

It is in your own best interests to actually go out to the places you are considering and do an inspection of your own. This way you can talk to the staff and find out if they are properly trained and qualified. Make sure they are passionate about what they do and you can be sure your horse is in good hands… and again, make sure there are plenty of places nearby like national parks and riding trails to actually take your horse out for a ride whenever you can.

So in conclusion, if you are looking into horse agistment, it does not matter which “side of the fence” you are on, there are plenty of things to discuss when it comes to drawing up the contracts. Unfortunately, these days, contracts are an essential for these kinds of things so make sure both parties are agreed on the responsibilities of each and that all costs, fees and pricing structures are double checked before signing. Not to mention things like contingency plans for natural disasters, like flooding and forest fires, all the way to things like procedures for unexpected illness, diseases and injuries of the animals in question.

Learn more about horse agistment. Stop by Michelle Rudge’s site where you can find out all about horse agistment and how to make it work for you.

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