Originally Posted by
FBOATSB
My understanding is that if you keep the grass long around ponds they will move along. I read they don't like walking through grass that rubs their bellies plus gives predators an advantage in catching the young ones. May or may not be true, I don't know. Years ago a nursing home where my Grandparents lived had to have a licensed contractor come in and do a big round up regularly around the lake.
I don't mow the grass along the bank, and the 3-4 foot strip can get chest high. It doesn't stop them. They do like it mowed where they rest (and poop) during the day. There's a puddle in my pasture that they sort of gravitate to in the spring -- until they learn that the horses are curious and won't leave them alone.
