horseheart
Active Member
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2007
- Messages
- 25
- Reaction score
- 0
We are having mesh fence put up around our house for our dogs (and crazy neighbor) You can read about it at http://heartofwisdom.com/heartathome.
While I'm fencing, I'm also having a new area fenced outside the barn to use as a dry lot. This is our first year in this house and my horses got way too fat from the spring grass.
Right now the horses have full access to 10 back acres. I drew an image of our property See
http://heartofwisdom.com/images/dogs/propertylg2.jpg
The area in from of the barn was all weeds. Last week we had it bush hogged. I drew red lines where I want to put new fence (and gates).
1. Problem. Land from the large barn to the small barn slopes with the low part near the small barn. If I make this the dry lot will mud run into the small barn? Maybe the area above the paddock should be the dry lot? I don't want to tramp through mud.
2. I'm turning the back half of the large barn (now empty) into stalls and area to hitch the horses for driving. The large barn does not have a door. Funds are limited. Should I just put up gates? Any other suggestions?
3. Once we finish the new fenced area I plan on putting in a few goats with the minis. How will they do? I see them together so I assumed OK. How shall I introduce them?
Thanks for any help-- I am green.
Robin
While I'm fencing, I'm also having a new area fenced outside the barn to use as a dry lot. This is our first year in this house and my horses got way too fat from the spring grass.
Right now the horses have full access to 10 back acres. I drew an image of our property See
http://heartofwisdom.com/images/dogs/propertylg2.jpg
The area in from of the barn was all weeds. Last week we had it bush hogged. I drew red lines where I want to put new fence (and gates).
1. Problem. Land from the large barn to the small barn slopes with the low part near the small barn. If I make this the dry lot will mud run into the small barn? Maybe the area above the paddock should be the dry lot? I don't want to tramp through mud.
2. I'm turning the back half of the large barn (now empty) into stalls and area to hitch the horses for driving. The large barn does not have a door. Funds are limited. Should I just put up gates? Any other suggestions?
3. Once we finish the new fenced area I plan on putting in a few goats with the minis. How will they do? I see them together so I assumed OK. How shall I introduce them?
Thanks for any help-- I am green.
Robin