Horsepasture is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,227 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
(65 ha) near the springs was nicknamed The Horse Pasture because the flat meadow was once used by wranglers to pasture livestock when passengers used a stage
grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with
"Focus on Feed Costs". Horse Journal. 16 (6): 11–12. Hall, Marvin H.; Patricia M. Comerford (1992). "Pasture and Hay for Horses – Agronomy Facts 32" (PDF)
using synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on horse pasture. If clover (or any legume) is allowed to dominate the pasture, this may also allow excess nitrogen