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No person may ride or drive a horse or pony after sunset and before sunrise upon or across a public roadway without lighting or reflective clothing sufficient to enable a person to see the rider or driver and horse or pony from a distance of one hundred feet (100') away.

In general, 2 acres per one 1,000-pound horse is recommended if owners expect the pastures to provide most of the horse's nutrition during the growing season. However, this is highly variable and depends on several factors including geographical location, soil type, rainfall, and management.

In general, the approximate pasture needs per average-sized mature horse, with pasture providing most, if not all, of the nutrition is: 1 - 2 acres with an excellent, dense sod, permanent pasture. 2 - 2.5 acres with an average permanent pasture (spring growth will be OK but summer forage is average)

Often, one horse per acre is used as a starting point. In some cases, two acres is recommended for the first horse and one additional acre for each additional horse is suggested to prevent over-grazing of pastures.

How Much Pasture Do Your Horses Need? In general, 2 acres per one 1,000-pound horse is recommended if owners expect the pastures to provide most of the horse's nutrition during the growing season.

For sites less than ten acres, a maximum of one animal unit per acre is allowed. An animal unit is calculated by dividing the average animal weight by 1,000 pounds as defined in Minnesota State Rules Chapter 7020.

The keeping of one horse requires one acre of land for the home plus two acres of dry, upland pasture. Each additional horse requires one additional acre of pasture. Wetlands and wetland buffers cannot be considered pasture. A minimum of three acres is required to have the first horse.

The statute protects against liability for the death or injury of a person directly and willfully engaged in livestock activities. Statute protection applies where the death or injury of a participant results from the "inherent risks of livestock activities."

If you are attempting to figure the carrying capacity of land for a horse, then a good rule of thumb is 1-1/2 to 2 acres of open intensely managed land per horse. Two acres, if managed properly, should provide adequate forage in the form of pasture and/or hay ground. But this is highly variable depending on location.