PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Cutting down all maple trees in and around your property isn’tis practical or necessary. But you can take steps to protect youryo horses:

• Inspect turnout areas after summer storms and promptlyly remove fallen branches or leaves.

• Hire an arborist to inspect mature maple trees and have wweaker branches pruned out. Also remove lower branches w • Rake or blow to remove autumn leaves from pastures. • Monitor horses in dry lots. Those confined with limited paddocks.pa

• Avoid maples when choosing new trees to plant in or ar

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