Horse & Hound

Tracking up

AN inventive way to manage grass consumption and increase movement, track systems are continuous fenced loops that sit around the perimeter of a paddock. They can vary in size and length, and as well as providing basic food and water, they can offer enrichment in the form of sheltered “loafing” areas where horses can sleep and relax under cover, with scratching poles, sand areas for rolling and mud mounds for climbing up. The number of horses on the track depends on the size, but the idea is that horses are turned out on the track in herds, promoting a more natural lifestyle.

Lauren Johnson's Graveney Equine was one of the first commercial track liveries in the UK and

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