Topic 5

Question 1

What are grazing rights?

Answer 1

When a paddock is “rented” but the owner of the horse, and all the responsibility for the horses welfare and wellbeing lie on the horse owner.

Question 2

What is agistment?

Answer 2

Agistment is when the owner of the land has responsibility for the horses feeding and wellbeing rather than the owner of the horse.

Question 3

What is a lien?

Answer 3

A legal process that gives the landholder possession over the agisted horse until money owed on it for agistment is paid or the horse is sold.