I am moving my horses to my own property and am pretty clueless about pasture management. Do I need to remove waste from the pasture on a regular basis or will nature take care of that? I am sure this depends on the amount of space per horse…my estimate is each pasture is about 2 acres and there are no more than 2 horses per pasture. I know this is a personal preference depending on your horses physical state and the quality of the grass but I’d like to know if you supplement your horse with hay even though they are free to graze or is grass enough? Thanks!
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What type of fence do you use to keep your horses safely on your property? What types of fence would you recommend and why. Lastly, I would have to buy a lot of it. So what fence has great quality and is also cost effective? Thank you all in advance =).
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I have to move and now have two options of where to keep my horse.
1) Boarding stables ($110/month) which has a large pasture and is a 5 minute walk from my house with 5 different trails and a large horse park nearby.
2) property that we own and rent out. Has a barn that is big enough for a horse but I would need to rent a pasture. There is only enough room for one horse so I’m a bit skeptical about that, but I may be able to find a pasture with other horses. This is located near a great forest for riding and is a 15 minute drive from my home.
Which one do you think would be a better option for me?
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The area of our property that we are fencing off for 2 horses that we are getting has a utility pole smack dab in the middle. We live in the country so the pole only has our lines from the house running to it and obviously the lines are to the top of the pole. Should we fence this small section off around the pole or do you think the horses would leave it alone by not chewing on the wood, rubbing against it, etc..etc..?
Good point Cat! I never even thought of what the pole itself is made of or coated with
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Before I say my question I’ll give some background information:
I live in a large city, but my particular neighborhood is “rural” with half acre to three acre lots— some with horses/livestock. Theres a large trail that loops around the entire neighborhood, and goes into surrounding hills. On the side of the road, there’s a pretty wide ravine that is flat at the bottom and shaded by trees. I take this ravine as a short cut sometimes, it’s easy to get into because it slopes gently at both ends. There’s a lot of grass/weeds at the bottom of the ravine.
A month or so earlier, my neighbor had to give away his horse for free because he could not afford it.
Anyway, I was taking a walk to get some exercise, and I decided to walk through said ravine—- I hadn’t walked through it in quite a long while(like 2 months) and I find my neighbor’s old horse tied (by a very long rope) to a tree. He has a makeshift shelter that is just like a shade made out of wood, and also a big bucket of water that is full.i looked under a tarp that was there and i found a saddle and bridle, and extra buckets of water a hoof pic and a curry comb(no other grooming materials). I don’t see any hay around, but the grass(very plentiful) is cropped short in some places and the horse is grazing as i see him. He doesn’t have shoes, but this is normal for him because he has always gone barefoot. THere’s also one of those fly catchers attached to the tree. His mane and tail are long, as is his coat, but that’s just because of winter—-other than that, he is actually in very good condition, fine weight and no injuries. He’s just attached to this tree by a long rope halter, and can travel in like a 100 foot radius.
Thing is, I’ve no idea who my neighbor gave the horse to, and i havnet seen him being ridden(but the ravine itself is flat on the bottom, and in places where there is no grass is hard packed flat dirt, like an arena so i think he’s just being ridden there)
Thing is, although the horse seems to be faring well, I want to know is this actually safe for a horse to be living like this? Nobody owns the ravine, so it’s free use I guess, but not many people go down there. The previous owner(my neighbor) said he gave the horse to “some kid, seemed nice” but idk why someone nice would keep a horse away form their property(or at least a proper barn)
Should i be concerned and contact authorities, or let it be because the horse is healthy??? ive been giving the horse apples every day, because i know him well and used to ride him for my neighbor—love him dearl and dont want any harm to come of him
im REALLYYY sorry this is so darn long, i couldnt get al the info in there otherwise
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This seemed to be the favorite property, from all of you who answered (Thanks, by the way!), and it is in our price range. We’d have an extra $25,000 approximately to install fencing, if it is not already there, and possibly turn one of the outbuildings into a guest cottage, or add an additional stall to the barn, for boarding. If our budget is any higher, we’d like to add an additional bathroom, and bedroom and maybe expand one of the existing rooms. The barn seems in wonderful shape, from what I can tell. Also, we are huge L.L. Bean fans, and its right around the corner, so we are lucky! This is the property:
http://www.horseproperties.net/index.php?option=com_hotproperty&task=view&id=881&Itemid=27
What are the pros, and cons of this property? what should be done, and what does not need work?
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He is wormed every 7 weeks (last one was Equimax, one before that quest plus) He is turned out alone…he is proud cut and rather aggressive…so he is only in contact with his own *****..and i clean his paddock and run in am and pm. all the other horses on the property are utd with worming
but.. he gets loose manure every now and then..it was terible for a few weeks during the summer, like liquid and my vet had me put him on a 30 day probiotic. the last 2 weeks ive noticed one out of every 3-4 piles are loose. i dont know if my worming program is not working properly, its the change in weather…or he just has a sensitive system
any ideas?
yes the probiotics worked
i have him on a skin/coat supplement now that also contains probiotic cultures in it
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So anyways I’ve leased horses from people before before but now I am leasing out MY horse (part lease, on property at the farm where he is boarded). I’m really nervous. Does anyone have any advice/experiences to help me out? I’m going to have a contract, what should be on it? Should I go to the barn the first couple times the leaser rides to make sure everything goes well? What should I watch out for? Please help me lol
Thanks everybody.
I would definetly have a trial ride, I was just wondering if I should go out on the first few rides after that when the lessee rides just to make sure everything goes well.
I am not just leasing him out for the money, he is a young horse and between school and the job that pays his board I can’t ride him as much as I would like to, so I decided to part lease him out. It would be most likely to someone I know. And I could get sued if he stepped on the foot of the person that brings him in at night/feeds him (etc) too but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t board him. Trust me, I know how little lease contracts actually mean
but at least it shows the lessee the expectations I have for them.
Should I not let the lessee use my more expensive bridle? (they would be using my tack, but my saddle needs replacing anyway, but my bridle is new and expensive) Should I restrict them to using the crappy bridle?
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Horse property to rent in Central Texas?
I am looking for a house to rent myself or room mate situation fo 3-4 months with my dogs and horses till my husband comes home from Iraq and we purchase our own home. Where can I find listings like this? Thanks for your help… I’d like to move ASAP!
RODNEY
I’m assuming all of these areas are suitable for horses, since they were listed on a site made to lost horse properties, but I’m going to explore that a bit. So, I found these horse properties, located in both Maine, and New York. After looking at these properties, which area would you say is best suited for horses?
1)
http://www.horseproperties.net/index.php?option=com_hotproperty&task=view&id=881&Itemid=27
2)
http://www.horseproperties.net/index.php?option=com_hotproperty&task=view&id=1320&Itemid=27
3)
http://www.horseproperties.net/index.php?option=com_hotproperty&task=view&id=1343&Itemid=27
Those three properties are in our price range, and would have a wide margin for renovations, as well as vet care cost.
We have a budget of $300,00, maybe a bit more, we are not quite sure yet. Anyways, we love the above three properties, but which area, and property would be most suitable for horses, and possibly agriculture?
I have two horses, and my friend has one, and we also board 1, or 2 horses at a time (not currently, of course)
I have to say, a ‘double trailer’ does not sound good. As nice as the land is, the house has to be somewhat nice also. So, out of the first two, which do you think is most suitable? Plus, we’d also like to stay in Maine, which is why we both like the first two.
NATHANAEL
