well here its an acre per horse BUT i have a six month old filly on an acre and she is ripping up grass and it just dont seem to be eneough i would say 2 horses on five acres maybe 3..

depends on what that five acres is…flat, hilly, mountainside. Kentucky varies a lot depending on where you are. general rule is one horse or cow per acre, but usually it ends up being more like two acres per horse around here. you can have 5 horses on 5 acres but you will probably have to also add in a bit of hay as well. in general, I'd assume 2-3 horses.

here's what I'd do jack,
fence up about 25 no-named monsters close on about 2 acres, then range out one beauty on the other 3 acres, and name her "Lucky"

for a happy horse, I'd suggest one…two at the most

I had 3 horses on about 5 acres and it was a little bit tight, i had to give them a lot of hay as well as their usual feed.
So I'd say two, three at the most.
I guess it depends if they are always out or if they get put in a stable or barn as well. My horses were turned out all day and night.

you can have 1 horse per 1.5 acres!
i would say maximum three, coz if u only have one field you would have to half it so you can move the horses around!

probably 3 at the most depending on there size

If you are planning on feeding hay in your pasture then you should be able to hold 20 horses but if you're looking for pasture that would sustain horses, then 5 acres MIGHT be enough for ONE horse. Remember that their hooves are going to turn over the turf.

You didn't say if you were going to plant the acreage. You could section it off say in 2 acre parcels and let one grow while the other is feeding your horse then rotate. You'll also need a watering system for the pasture as well and best works if set in the fencing because under ground pipes with in the ground water sprinklers don't do well with horses.

Do you mean, allowed by zoning? I don't know in your area.

Do you mean, able to be fed on pasture? In good pasture areas with well turfed fields, you usually need 5 acres for the 1st horse and then 1 acre for each extra horse. You could probably keep 2 horses there quite comfortably; 2 would be happier than one. Hay in the winter, of course!

Of course, you can't let them out on it while it's frozen (walking on frozen grass destroys the crowns of the grass, which kills it), when it's muddy (they'll run and slide and have fun and the grass will be destroyed), or when it's overgrazed.

Ideally, you'll need a "mud lot" for turnout on those occasions.

The rest of the field should be sectioned into two paddocks and rotated. Keep the field mowed to about 4-5" for weed control, and rotate whenever it gets below 2" for best results.

I've never had to irrigate a field, and I've never seen irrigated fields in Kentucky. But look around; if your neighbors irrigate, you may have to.

Standard is one acer per horse, BUT someone forgot to add that thats only if you have an additional acre to keep the horse on while the first acre grows up. So, really its two acres per horse. The best way is usually to divide your acreage into two pastures, and run 2 or 3 horses on one pasture while letting the other rest; unless you plan on feeding hay, in which case you can run more.
Good luck, Murren

Confortably, I would only put 2 horses on 5 acres.

it depends on the: age, breed, size and and if you have a barn which takes up space and how much hay you give your horses because the more hay they have the less grass it needs it also depends on if it is a wooded property or not
i would say at the most 4 horses
i have 7 horses grazing on 10 acres of fields and like 4 or 5 trees along the fence where they can rest