It is suggested that for continual grazing you allocate 2 acres per horse. 220 by 80 is not even a half acre. There is nothing that would last on such a small area with one horse. It would be overgrazed in a couple of weeks.

What are you using the 20 acres with irrigation for?

Its best to seed in the fall, when it is not too hot and it rains more frequently. I don't know exactly what you mean by "monsoon". If it means anything will be washed away, then wait. Also seeding in the fall, if you wait to put horses on until the next spring, will give the new plants a chance to grow and mature.

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You local Extension Office should be able to tell you EXACTLY what and when to plant. These folks are a fountain of information on local conditions!

I have three horses myself, on 5 acres in Kentucky, we can't count on pasture for year round grazing, but it is a great supplement feed in the summer. One day I would like to try intensive grazing. Small pastures, divided so they don't spend more than a couple of days per. It works for cattle and sheep.

Our biggest problem is keeping the weeds down. We bushhog a couple of times a year. But we have a whole lot more rain per year than you folks do.

If you have other pasture available you might want to use that area as a dry lot (not much grass/grazing to be had in that area). You might have a horse that needs to be kept away from grass for a short period of time, and that would be an excelent place to put the horse. I have a horse that is prone to laminitis, and she is on a dry lot all the time to prevent problems.