What a nice land! Personally I suggest to turn it into a Paddock Paradise, 'cause pasture it may cause laminitis. The other advantage in paddock paradise is that horses move a lot more to find food spots and water, keeping them more fit. There are plenty ideas on RU-vid about possible setups even in smaller areas. Check it if you like the idea. :)
Beautiful set up !! But just be aware horses can kick through metal siding and that can be horrific. It is wise to put wood half way up. Otherwise it so nice.
Very nice!! We built hay feeders for our round bales that we can load with tractor from the aisleways. BUT around the feeders are a muddy/poop mess!! Looking for solutions and this may work for us!! Not that big of an area. Thank you! Like your farm name 😉 Blessings from Virginia! ~jc
Ok so I'm getting a horse soon it will be in my backyard (I live on a double lot property...both lots are huge) the horse will have space to literally run at full speed...I'm so happy
Hello You guys did an excellent job. And congrats on the new horses. Is there anyway I can send you a couple of pics. I would like to know in your honest opinion if the geotextile fabric and 3/8 stone would help this situation?
great info - thanks! had to keep my eyes closed! became sea sick w/ back and forth video - steady as she goes :) best wishes to you - looks like you're on the right track !
wow this is EXACTLY what I want to set up for my pony and cob. Thank you so so much for posting this video. Do you think the gravel would hurt a barefoot new forest pony feet ? ( he sometimes gets footsore on the roads with that typa gravel ) Thanks again!
Thank you! The palomino is always shoed on the front due to navicular syndrome, but the standardbred has always been barefoot. I’m sure some horses are more tenderfooted than others, but we haven’t had any issues. Thanks for watching!
Hi, thanks for watching. No expert, but my understanding is if your soil is constantly moist enough you can have all the lines be hot; we have dry spells in summer so we opted for the ground wire return setup.
If the sacrifice lot was double that size do you think it would sustain a small horse and mini/donkey year round on free choice hay? I would be exercising the horse multiple times a week as well. Just trying to see if it is at all possible to move my horse to my house with small acreage. And I know the grass would not sustain a horse which is why I would do free choice hay and ration balancer. Thank you!
Love your set up, but as a 45 year horse owner the only thing I would add, for safety is four foot wall on the lower half of your run in shed walls in case they kick in there they don't put a hoof through the steel siding. I'm a big believer in, if you think it could happen, IT WILL someday. All my sheds have it and all you need is 3/4 inch treated plywood.
