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Quick answer
We provide selective land clearing — pasture clearing, fence-line reclamation, lot prep, and brush clearing — for horse farms and country properties across Loudoun County and Fauquier County, Virginia. Day rate is $3,000–$3,500 with a Cat 275 XE-class compact track loader; most 5–25 acre jobs finish in one to four days after a free on-site walk-through.
What we clear
Pasture clearing, fence-line clearing, lot prep, and trail work.
Most of our Loudoun County land-clearing work is pasture clearing — restoring property the previous owner stopped maintaining. Five years of neglect can disappear under multiflora rose, locust seedlings, and wild grape. We specialize in clearing it back to riding-ready condition without disturbing the soil underneath.
We're selective about what comes down. Mature dogwoods, oaks, and signature trees stay. The invasives, the saplings, and the tangled understory go. The result is a property that looks intentional — not strip-mined.
Pasture clearing for Virginia horse farms
Pasture clearing is the most common Loudoun and Fauquier job we quote. A working horse farm that hasn't been maintained in 5–10 years grows in fast — cedar saplings, autumn olive, multiflora rose, locust. Forestry mulching grinds it in place, leaves a 2–4" mulch layer that feeds the soil, and returns the field to working pasture without burning, hauling, or tearing up the turf.
Common scopes
Six clearing scopes we run weekly.
Overgrown pasture
5–25 acres of multi-year growth back to graze-ready in days, not weeks.
Fence-line opening
Half-mile and longer corridors cleared without lifting a single post.
Lot prep
Site cleared and graded for new builds, sheds, riding rings, and outbuildings.
Trail reclamation
Riding and walking trails restored at proper width across rolling terrain.
Storm cleanup
Wind-fallen timber removed, brush mulched, and the ground returned to usable.
Invasive species removal
Multiflora rose, autumn olive, tree-of-heaven — out and not coming back next season.
Before-and-after sets from real LandCore jobs. New sets added every week from active properties across Western Loudoun and Fauquier.
Brush wall · open lawn— Brush wall — multiflora rose, autumn olive, saplings — opened to a usable lawn.
Fence-line corridor— Fence-line corridor reopened along a working horse property.
Wooded lot · selective clear— Wooded lot selectively cleared — keepers protected, understory removed.
Tree-line · sight-line restored— Overgrown tree-line cleared back to the utility line — sight restored.
Cat 275 XE · finished site— Cat 275 XE on a freshly cleared site — mulch left in place, ready to seed.
Cat at the tree-line— Compact track loader running the perimeter of a wooded property edge.
FAQ
Land clearing — straight answers
What's the difference between land clearing and forestry mulching?+
Forestry mulching grinds standing brush in place into mulch — perfect for pasture and fence-line work. Land clearing is broader: it can include tree felling, stump removal, brush removal, and grading. On most Western Loudoun horse farms we use a hybrid approach — mulch the brush, fell the larger trees selectively, and leave the property finished.
Do you remove stumps?+
Yes, when the job calls for it. Stump grinding is priced separately from the day rate because it depends on diameter and species. Most of our pasture-reclamation jobs don't need stumps removed — the mulch covers the cut surface and breaks down naturally over a season or two.
Can you clear an overgrown horse pasture without damaging the soil?+
That's our specialty. We use compact track equipment with low ground pressure, and we sequence the work to avoid soft ground. The mulched material protects the topsoil while it breaks down. Done right, your pasture is ready to seed within weeks.
Do you haul off the cleared material?+
Most of the time we leave the mulched material on-site as a natural soil amendment. If you need everything hauled — say, to prep a build site — we quote that as a separate line item.
Will you work around livestock and fencing?+
We do this every week. We coordinate access, rotate animals to a safe paddock if needed, and protect existing fence-lines. We clean up at the end of every day so livestock can return safely.
