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We get manure free on the plot (lots of local stables), so usually add to a depth of four to six inches over the ground in oct/november and then dig in after the drying march winds. Usually do half the plot; green manure planted on the rest - it’s a better soil conditioner. Some crops don’t like going in on horse manure so worth thinking about your rotation.
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Thanks all - yep, have read about about it being well-rotted. I feel, as a farmers son, I should know this kind of stuff but my shame has put me off ever asking.
So if I were to get a fresh batch, now would be a good time to do so in that I could chuck it on the compost heap now and have it ready for mulching over winter?
Edit: hangabout - it's bloody June. Last I checked it was January. Christ.