I’m trying to keep it mowed below the leaf line and spray when I can.I have 4 1/2 acres and ivy problems on about 2 acres.

Just spray it with bleach during the hottest part of the day, sit back have a cold one and watch it turn black and die within minutes. Used the same trick while in the Marines. Make sure that you were eye wear, bleach burns if you get it in your eyes.

I have 9 horses on an open 15 acres. I keep it mowed regularly, but it’s almost nothing but weeds now. I have no tiller and very little money. I can divide it up but I would have to do it with my own bare hands- (pulling up posts, relocating them, etc) Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

Fertilize,and DonM has the wrong answer, you are OK with the # of horses . They require about 1 1/2 acres to 2 per head
No offense DonM it is just that I was raised on a farm for years

I have them loose on our ten acres right now as I just mowed the section of pasture that they usually stay in. I know horses are not suppose to eat grass clippings, so I am assuming I probably need to rake up the piles. (the grass was pretty high so there are alot). My question is if I cant get all the clippings will it be ok if they eat some? Like I said there is alot, and also is it ok to put them in the freshly mowed pasture (its been four days since it was mowed) a few days after its been mowed? Or should I wait for the grass to grow a little?
They get grain twice a day and fresh hay once a day, and about every other week I run them on our ten acres so they can have a variety in their diet, also to let the fenced area rest.
Let m eknow your thoughts, and thanks so much!
Ok, so I can leave the clippings? I have mowed them into two piles, and it wont be to hard to get it raked. But I would rather not have to do that, so can I spread it back out and have it be safe?

And to the one who said why did I mow the pasture? Well sometimes you have to mow to help with weed control. Horses are not goats and they tend to leave nice sections of grass that get really tall and it looks ugly. Its called pasture maintenence.

Thanks for all the nice answers!

If the weather is good and by that I mean dry and sunny, field clippings will be turning into hay. A few strands will not be detrimental if they are turned over, but definitely you should get up the majority. It will otherwise forment and I think it would be better to get up as much as you can and dump it on your muck heap or on a compost heap well away from the horses.

I have read your addition. Get them up. Do not spread them out. The weeds you cut down will still be in there and weeds are more poisonous (especially ragwart) and palatable when dead! Ragwort needs seriously industrial extermination and will not be eradicated simply by mowing!

grass, white clover, broadleaf, dandelions, etc.

If the broadleaf is blossoming, now is the time to kill it. Buy a product that specifies it and spread it thoroughly. Broadleaf is toxic. Then, mow the entire pasture. Get a soil sample and fertilize with whatever is recommended.
Don’t disc it too much….you need the established root system to support what you seed, or it will take two years to establish enough of a root system for the new grasses to withstand hooves and rough grazing that horses do.
Buy a good pasture mix and over-seed with it, and follow instructions from the supplier on how long to wait before using the pasture.