Multiflora rose through your fence posts. Locust and sumac taking back the pasture. We run a tracked mulcher through it and hand it back to you clean — no hauling, no burning, no mess.
Horse properties in Sherborn and Medfield deal with this constantly. A fence line that was open pasture five years ago is now a wall of multiflora rose, autumn olive, and young locust pushing through the boards. You lose grazing. You lose sight lines. You lose the property you paid for.
Same story in Dover, Weston, and Lincoln — towns with serious equestrian land where the brush problem is just as serious. Same in Carlisle, Concord, and Hopkinton, and on the South Shore horse properties of Hanover, Pembroke, and Duxbury. One corner goes first, then it spreads. By the time it's a problem worth calling someone about, you've got a full reclamation job on your hands.
We've done this work all over MetroWest — from small paddocks in Holliston to multi-pasture equestrian properties in Upton, Grafton, and Bolton, and on the bigger spreads in Sherborn, Dover, and Norfolk. The equipment handles it cleanly and the turnaround is fast.
Traditional clearing means cutting, piling, hauling, and dumping — with a burn permit if you're lucky. Forestry mulching grinds everything in place: brush, stumps, invasives, root systems. What's left is a fine mulch layer that protects the soil and breaks down over a season.
For horse properties, that matters. You're not left with slash piles horses can get into, and you're not waiting on a truck to haul debris. One machine pass and the line is clean.
We work around existing fence where possible. If posts need to come out and go back in, we'll talk through it during the assessment.
These are the usual suspects on New England horse properties. If it's growing where it shouldn't be, the mulcher handles it.
The worst offender on fence lines across MetroWest — from Sherborn to Northborough. Invasive, thorny, spreads fast. The mulcher goes through it stem and root.
Fast-growing, aggressive re-sprouters common on Upton and Grafton properties. We grind them at the base — treated stumps available on request for heavy colonies.
Common along fence lines and pasture edges in Holliston, Medfield, and Millis. Invasive shrubs that shade out grass and spread by seed.
Birch, poplar, and boxelder coming up through fence boards or in corner areas. Handled clean with no digging or stump work — common on older Dover and Lincoln properties.
Blackberry and dewberry thickets are common on idle pasture edges throughout Weston and Wayland. Ground flat and mulched — no root mass left behind.
The ten-foot zone between your pasture and the tree line — the strip that always gets away from you. We clear it back to whatever edge you want, from Sherborn to Uxbridge.
From first call to finished paddock, here's what to expect.
We walk the fence lines with you, identify problem species, and talk through any areas to avoid — water, retained trees, fence posts you want to keep. You'll have a flat quote before we leave.
We run two machines — a compact tracked loader and a mini excavator, both rigged with mulching heads. Open fence line runs and flat paddock work go to the loader. Tight corners, sloped ground, and areas with awkward access go to the excavator. We sort that out during the assessment so the right machine shows up on day one. Minimum gate width for either machine is around 60 inches — we'll confirm that on site. Horses need to be off the work area; we'll coordinate timing with you.
Most fence line and paddock jobs run one to two days. The machine works the area methodically — fence lines, corner accumulations, pasture margins. Everything gets mulched in place.
You walk the cleared area with us before we pull off the property. The mulch layer left behind is a few inches deep — it'll break down and feed the soil over the next season.
Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll set up a free on-site assessment. No obligation, no pitch — just a straight look at the property and a flat number.
If we don't pick up, we're in the machine. Leave a message — we'll call right back.
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