Sheep as a grassland management tool in the heart of horseracing country

摘要

Running a successful sheep farming enterprise at Darley, the internationally renowned racehorse breeding stud at Newmarket, Suffolk, means the art of flexibility is somewhat key for Flock Manager Dan Phipps.Darley is HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's global breeding operation, and to say impressive would be something of an understatement. Set in l,620ha (4,000 acres) of East Anglian countryside, the stud comprises of 440 grass paddocks, most of which are post-and-rail, and 13 individually managed yards overseen by Stud Director Liam O'Rourke.