Selecting Proper Facilities for Horses

Robert Parrish

Equine Science

Types of Facilities

Fencing

Barns

Round Pens

Corrals

Arenas

What Types of fences are good for horses?

There are many different types of fences that are good for horses. The need for each individual horse will vary on it’s geographic location, it’s function or purpose and it’s value.

Types of Fencing

Wood Cable Pipe Wire mesh Brick Barbed wire

Wood Fencing

Vinyl Fencing

Cable Fencing

Wire Mesh

Paneling

Barbed Wire

Other types of fences

Electrical Brick Pipe ????

Cost of Fencing Problem

You are fencing in a square pasture with wood. You have decided to build the fence with four rows rather than three for safety reasons. Using the following information, find out how many corner post and pieces of would you will need for the fence and then calculate the cost. (*note that there should be 8ft between each post)

Given information– Each side of the pasture is 84 ft long– The cost of corner posts is 2.50 each – The cost of 1 x 6’s is 2.75 each.– The cost of nails is 6.50 per box of 1000– The cost of cement 2.00 per 50 lb bag ( you will need 2 )

Barns

What is the function of a Barn? Will the function change according to

geographic location? Will the function change according to type of

horse being kept?

Types of Barns

Shed Gable Offset Gable Monitor Gambrel Gothic

Gable

Gambrel

Shed

Barn Interiors

Stalls– Doors– windows– Walls

Stall Size

Stall sizes vary according to the sex, age and size. Here are the suggested sizes:

– Riding horse 12’ x 12’– Stallions 14’ x 14’– Weanlings 10’ x 10’– Yearlings 10’ x 10’– Isolation 12’ x 12’– Foaling 16’ x 20’

Doors

Windows

Walls

Barns Cont’

Ventilation-Mandatory for preventing disease and alleviating heat in warm weathers.

Barns Floors

Floors– Free from dust– Able to absorb urine– Readily available– Inexpensive

Examples– Straw (Oat)– Pinewood Chips– Peat moss**– Rice & Peanut hulls

“Equiterr”

Round Pens

Durable Solid panel/ non-solid panel

Corrals

Covered/ uncovered

Arenas

Covered/ uncovered

Questions?

Comments?

Concerns?