MY PROPERTY
 

 Round Yard - June 2007

I now have a portable round yard to work with my horses in. this makes life much easier! I have 10 panels that are about 2 meters long each, and as you can see from the below photos there is 3 rails, and the top rail is over 5 foot high, which so far seams great for working with most types of horses. Each panel is locked together with 2 pins on either side, and can have a pegs into the ground in each foot, so horses cant go under and lift it (although this would be hard to do as they are fairly heavy panels) I also have the option of taking some of these panels, in the float, to competitions, to use as a holding yard.

this is a photo of the round yard after i first set it up (photo taken under car head lights!)

below is a photo of Ice in the round yard, i hung rugs on the sides as a wind break.

 

 

Tree's

I've finally started planting some tree's around my land, as there is none. After alot of thought, and talking to experts, i've decided to first try some "toorak gums" they are a fast growing tree that will grow in drought conditions, will tolerate wet soil, and dont mind poor soil quality, they are also very fast growing ans can grow up to 6 feet (2 meters) each year. The below photo shows one of the tree's when i first planted it (standing about 4 feet tall), and i hope to take a photo every 6 months to compare growth.

 

  June 2005..... 

New panaramic views of accross my land.... (well a bunch of photo's i pasted together!)

the first view if from the current entrance.... you can see the feed caravans straight ahead.                          click on the image to open a larger version in a new window...

the next view is from where the house will stand if i build one...                                                                         click on the image to open a larger version in a new window...

 

 Property Plan.  - NEW June 2007

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This new image show an aerial photograph above my land, i've marked in the current entry, my fences, the dam, caravans, shed and where the house will go.

  Fences 

First attempt at fences in 2003

The first (top) and third are electric, the top being a half inch Electrical Tape, the third being an electrical Braid. The second and fourth (ground) are a PVC horse sita wire (known as Bayco) They are highly visible for the horses and look great! I was having trouble with keeping the braid electrified, and concluded that it does not conduct electricity very well, so have added a lower strand of the half inch tape under the last wire, and will probaably eventually replace all the braid with the tape.  I have used galvalised star pickets with horse caps and redgum strain posts. And the fences are approximately 4'6" tall or 1.5 meters tall. Suitable for most horse sizes.

I have left a riding strip round the outside of my property, its 5 meters wide in most place, and 9 meters wide on my gallop strip!

Second attempt at fences in 2006

I have now replaced some of my fences with chicken wire, as a few of my ponies had worked out how to get through the electric fence if it was left turned off (put their head down and under the lower tape, lift the head and lift the fence over their back)

I also have a plain wire stand off electric about a foot (30cm) inside this fence so the horses dont tlean over it, this is about 2-3 foot high.

 

Hoof Soak Bath.

I now have built a foot bath to soak the horses feet in (as they are all naturally barefoot) and i also have a yard built onto this (just made with PVC wire) and i have also made a temporary round yard to work in. This is a picture of the foot bath with the small yard joined onto it...

  Horse Shelter Sheds 

I now have one of the horses shelter sheds up in the 1st paddock. Its about 4 x 8 meters in size, and stands about 4 meters from the ground to the roof, so that even the biggest horses can not  hurt themselves by rearing in the shed. On Hot days about 5 or 6 of the horses will stand in the shed to get out of the sun, but i am yet to see any of them use it when its raining! 

 Rosie and Rogue sharing the shed.

 The horses in and around the shed.