Description
Built for drier conditions and hard grazing.
Long-Term Hardy Equine Blend is the pick when you want a horse-safe, hardy, low-sugar paddock that copes with drier spells and hard grazing yet keeps covering the ground.
It combines soft-leaf cocksfoot (a deep-rooted, tufted grass that anchors the sward and stays alive through summer-dry), winter-active prairie grass (fast to establish with broad, very palatable leaves that push feed in autumn–winter without a big spring sugar surge), and a grazing-tolerant brome (dense tillering, arching habit that knits the surface and resists hoof traffic).
Together their growth habits give steady, moderate feed rather than boom-and-bust flushes, help exclude weeds with tight ground cover, and deliver long-term persistence once established. Choose it for properties aiming to avoid ryegrass (laminitis-aware systems), run set-stocking or high-traffic paddocks, or rely on ≥500 mm rainfall/irrigation. Best sown in autumn after the break or early spring while moisture holds.
Long Term Hardy Dryland Equine Blend contains the following pasture grasses:
- Persistent, soft-to-graze cocksfoot — deep-rooted, drought-tough, strong ground cover.
- Prairie & Brome Grass — very palatable, quick winter feed, rapid recover
- Kentucky Bluegrass — fine-leaf, sod-forming, excellent wear and traffic tolerance.
| Blend | Long Term Hardy Dryland Equine Blend |
|---|---|
| Species | Cocksfoot, Prairie Grass, Grazing Brome Grass, Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Ideal sowing date | Mid-March to April |
| Sowing depth | 5-10mm |
| Sowing fertiliser | DAP @ 80kg/ha (link) |
| Sowing rate | 25-30 kg/ha,(10-12 kg/acre |
| Rainfall | 600mm + p.a |
| Bag sizes | 20kg, 1000kg |
Need starter fertiliser too? Get in touch with our team if you also need to purchase handy 25kg bags of DAP. Read more on DAP starter fertiliser here
Blend components may vary subject to product availability.
