My Rainy Climate Paddock/Pasture Setup
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- One of my subscribers asked if I could do a video on my paddock/pasture setup for my herd of 5 horses. I live in the Pacific Northwest (Langley, BC) so my setup is designed to keep horses healthy and happy through a LOT of rain and mud. I don't have a great manure setup on this property - because I'm only boarding here and the the residents have a number of parameters I need to abide by. Plus this property is slated for townhome development in the next few years so no one is concerned with long-term pasture management here. My manure solution works for now, but is not one I would use on my own land, or as a sustainable solution. Read more here: www.listentoyou...
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I stopped using the metal grates in my hay boxes because my horses' teeth enamel were wearing away from scraping on the metal. I ended up putting the hay in a large hay net (Freedom Feeder) and put that inside the box.
Cool setup. Jack's hooves look great!
Thank you, I'm from Washington state, your neighbor:D I am hoping to adopt few horses in need, within the next few years,and this is all very good rainy climate information. I've helped raise cattle and sheep in the past, but horses are obviously family members and not your average livestock, they seem to require much more barnyard comfort, especially in our very wet climate.
Barbara you'll probably find this article very helpful in your planning: listentoyourhorse.com/which-paddock-surface-is-best-for-a-rainy-climate/
I seen the slow grazer boxes for sale around 200 to 300 dollars.... so me and my dad made our own 4x4 box with a grate (cattle/hog wire panel cut to size so itll fit in my box).... I'm also in the process of making a sacrifice lot. Before I put any rock down and after I remove the mud i am putting down geotextile fabric so my rock never disappears into the dirt.
YES yes yes, put down the geotextile first! Wish I'd known how crucial that was. I actually have 2 different sized-grates now, 4x4" and 2x4" - I change the size depending on the type of hay. If you make it too hard, that's when they can damage teeth/gums. Like you, I found a place I can buy the big sheets and then I cut them to fit my different-sized boxes. Sounds like you've got it well under control - nice!!
I only knew about the geotextile fabric because when I went to buy hay I pull up and this place is easily 1 million dollars! And i seen their dry lot and i asked their secret! Fabric. Crushed rock (big and small) then topped with lime. So imma try that too. I love how your place is so open! They are all wondering around so adorable!
I have the small hole hay nets and my boys dont understand how to work them and end up ripping them so I knew if I had 2x2" holes they would get frustrated. But I loved the concept so much!
Someone just told me about this on another vid - maybe your boys would like this better: www.thinaircanvas.com/nibblenet/pages/nibblenet-sheet-frame.htm
I saw an article where they showed pictures of horses who ate fron slow feeders with metal grids. It turns out it slowly wears down their teeth at my barn their is a horse whos teeth have been worn down to like 2 cm . Its aparently better to use rope grid.🤗
my horses love the porta grazor we have 3 helps to not waste hay, love the gravel idea no trimming hoofs awesome !
Glad they work for your herd. And yes, most of the herd can take care of their own hooves now. Working on a video about that next!
Looks good good job I like coast iof Oregon dnov to may mud I need gravel and more covers pasture and trees to go under but big storm they go out in the rain afraid of the sound off the moving trees on barn two horses go in and out .have mudd ing up 3 acres was great grass they get hay and alfalfa and I feed sand salt too good luck hope I get gravel and sand in spring .on clay under what's left of the grass
check out mud grids too
I really love your set-up there...horse paradise 🙂
If only it wasn’t for the 8 months worth of rain!
Oh Rara you must live in a similar climate to truly understand the nastiness of BIG rain! Although, interesting climate change... we are now getting (for the last 5 years) serious snow in the winter for weeks at a time. Which is actually a really nice break.
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Well, I live in Germany (Berlin), so a pretty moderate climate. We do have nasty winters here in the north of the country though. About 3 months worth of temperatures mostly just above freezing and rain, rain, rain. Or at least heavy clouds. And for two of them, it’s dark when I get up, dark, when I get home from work and often the weather is so bad, I can’t even go outside on my lunch break.
It’s really depressing, if not hard to deal with in practical terms.
Didn’t have any snow at all this year...it is getting warmer here. I can remember lots of snow related activities, from when I was a kid...but no more 😕. Last real snow I remember, was 6 or 7 years ago. It was never really cold here and just 1 or 2 degrees are enough, to mess with the weather.
We‘re all so happy and elated, when it’s finally spring and we get a sunny day or two! It’s amazing, what it does for your well being.
Say hello to the horses from me! 😄
Very cool set up! Those are some healthy/gorgeous and happy looking horses! I just got my portagrazer delivered! Can’t wait!
Awesome! Thank you! And hopefully yours don't learn how to remove the lid, like mine did...
nice design . open as well . build as ya go . thanks fir sharing.good job . never enclose a barn. good views and breeze and sun light .. give em hay and wind break walls . open buildings yo can tack hay as winter walls as well. feed it
Yeah I'm a huge fan of pole barns now. Maybe you need one wall for a windbreak - especially if you're up North and don't have any trees nearby...
This is a really nice setup
I had heard that road gravel can cause abrasions and abscesses on the soles of horses' hooves, but you don't seem to have that problem. I avoided it for that reason, and went with a smooth pea gravel instead. But if the gravel does do such a good job on hooves, I'm intrigued. Do you do anything to keep it from harming their soles? Many thanks for sharing this video. I love the set up!
No issues whatsoever, in 7 years AND I virtually never pick out their hooves either! Perhaps if you ONLY had gravel that would be an issue, but they have a variety of terrain they can choose from.
@@ListenToYourHorse That is fantastic - thank you for the information! We have one horse who is extremely difficult when it comes to cleaning his hooves, so the "self cleaning" hooves would be a huge bonus!
We have three 2 foot slow feeders, works well, but the horses bang the grates against the sides and it’s kind of loud, not recommended if you have neighbors nearby.
Just found your video. I was wondering about the metal grids in the slow feeders. Have you had any issues with the horses teeth as I have heard it can wear the teeth down. I really like your set up.
Thanks! And this will answer all your questions and give you an update: czcams.com/video/hGFTntWjyOw/video.html
Isn’t that song in Movie Sleeper? Lol
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Hi! I was wondering what breed your dog is?
Which one?
@@ListenToYourHorse I think the dogs name is kumba but im not a hundred percent sure😅
Metal grates are great for horse teeth...NOT
Remove the metal grate .. you’ll be damaging your horses teeth 😢
Here's my vid on exactly that - you may be surprised: czcams.com/video/hGFTntWjyOw/video.html