Selecting Proper Facilities for Horses Robert Parrish Equine Science
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?