Whispering_Pines
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We are in the process of finishing up our new miniature horse barn, we are down to figuring out the pasture, paddocks, etc. We will be fencing in a pasture for them to run and graze in, but they will not be in that all day long. We will turn them out at night for a few hours, I do not give them unlimited grass.
1. How big would you make this turn out pasture? We have sixteen acres but will not be fencing that in because we bale it for hay also.
2. How big would you make their dry lots? I don't worry about them getting enough exercise, they get walked several times per week, we tie them out while we are working in the garden etc. We have 5 miniatures. One can have no grass. Right now the gelding that can have no grass is in a dry lot 40x40, but we take him out nightly and walk nearly a mile. The other paddocks are 30x100. Two horses on each side. (Right now I do have two horses in the 40x40 simply because we are weaning a filly. I have no other place for him because he is aggressive with my mares. He will only be in there short term.
So....
1. How big for a pasture to be turned out in nightly? Would one acre be enough fenced in.
2. How big do the dry lots have to be? Would the 3- 30x100 paddocks be enough room for the 5 minis?
Thanks for all your input.
Val
I have posted pictures of our barn, of course not finished yet. The back view is where the stall are going to be.
1. How big would you make this turn out pasture? We have sixteen acres but will not be fencing that in because we bale it for hay also.
2. How big would you make their dry lots? I don't worry about them getting enough exercise, they get walked several times per week, we tie them out while we are working in the garden etc. We have 5 miniatures. One can have no grass. Right now the gelding that can have no grass is in a dry lot 40x40, but we take him out nightly and walk nearly a mile. The other paddocks are 30x100. Two horses on each side. (Right now I do have two horses in the 40x40 simply because we are weaning a filly. I have no other place for him because he is aggressive with my mares. He will only be in there short term.
So....
1. How big for a pasture to be turned out in nightly? Would one acre be enough fenced in.
2. How big do the dry lots have to be? Would the 3- 30x100 paddocks be enough room for the 5 minis?
Thanks for all your input.
Val
I have posted pictures of our barn, of course not finished yet. The back view is where the stall are going to be.