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One horse is permitted for every 1 gross acre of the lot or parcel, up to a maximum of 5 horses. Any building or manure storage area must be located at least 100 feet from any existing dwelling on an adjacent tract of land.

In general, you need 2?4 acres per horse if you want them to be out all the time and not overgraze a pasture. Most farm owners don't have this much space, but with more intensive grazing management, you can maintain horses on fewer acres and still have great pastures.

An equine cannot be buried in a wetland, floodplain, shoreline, high water table area or near a well. Check with local ordinances that may restrict or limit burial. If it is allowed, bury the equine at a minimum depth of 6 feet, liming over the carcass (for pathogen reduction) before backfilling with 3 feet of soil.

Except in Charles, St. Mary's, and Worcester counties, a person may not ride an animal or drive an animal-drawn vehicle on any divided highway with a posted maximum speed of more than 35 miles per hour or any controlled access highway.

In general, professionals recommend two acres for the first horse and an additional acre for each additional horse (e.g., five acres for four horses). And, of course, more land is always better depending on the foraging quality of your particular property (70% vegetative cover is recommended).

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.