What is it about?
Many owners of recreational horses do not understand how important it is to let their animals to graze. Especially, letting them out on natural pastures is important for biodiversity and, in many cases, could be just as good for horses. We looked at three cases in Finland
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Why is it important?
Biodiversity of natural pastures is on decline but the numbers of horses - potential grazers - are increasing. We need to understand how to make them meet
Perspectives
Horses can literally save endangered grassland nature in regions with declined cattle numbers
Iryna Herzon
Helsingin Yliopisto
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This page is a summary of: Horse Welfare and Natural Values on Semi-Natural and Extensive Pastures in Finland: Synergies and Trade-Offs, Land, October 2017, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/land6040069.
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