Winter Food Security
The grooming and grazing of horses in Kyrgyzstan is significantly different from other countries. Favorable climate conditions in the summer allow the use of pastures rich in vegetation at a 2500 to 4000m altitude level. This allows horses to stock up on the necessary vitamins to survive the coming winter.
Winters in Kyrgyzstan, although harsh, are familiar to local horses, and horses can find food under the snow.
Despite this, each season has its own risks and challenges.
For example, in the summer, since the horses are in the mountains, there is a danger that they might fall off the mountain or cliff, so it is necessary to watch the herd from time to time and drive them to a safe place.
In winter, wolves cause great damage to animal husbandry. They descend to winter pastures in search of food and attack herds of horses.
To prevent the risk of horse deaths caused by wolves, in the winter period, from December to the end of March, in the evening, we drive the herds to the stall and give them additional food.
For the upcoming 2024-2025 season we must stock up on 15 tons of barley and 1000 bales of dried clover in order to have a safe winter season.
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