1.3 acres - would you buy?

[_daisy_]

id buy it straight away - sure you could always rent some land from someone nearby if you needed it

 

[Julieq]

I would buy that without thinking twice, if you manage it well it will be fine.

 

[Magicmillbrook]

I have 1 1/4 acres, the old owner kept 4 horse on it. I manage fine with three ponies -I have to have them in at night in the winter, but march - nov they are out 24 hours, mind you they are natives so would get fat just licking the ground. When I got my fourth horse I rented a furhter 2 acres down the road. I then had the problem of too much grass in the summer!

 

[4whitesocks]

I totally disagree with whoever said don't bother - I've just bought half an acre behind our house which I'm putting with another half an acre that's currently garden & have rented a paddock from next door for additional grazing - even such a small plot allows me to build stables & a yard, somewhere to at least base my boy and a shettie companion and as someone else said it should give you at least 6 months grazing. Mine will be in at night and by renting another paddock I can rest one while I sort out all the seeding, harrowing etc

And it will really add value to your property

 

[AmyMay]

I would absolutely buy it.

 

[CastleMouse]

I would buy it without a doubt if it was a reasonable price, we are currently looking to buy land but the only things available are in huge 40 acre lots around here.

 

[asbo]

i kept 2 small ponies on 1 1.5 acres & it was a nightmare,they lived in all year round to save the grazing, what made it worse was there was a 2 acre field attached to mine which sat empty 9 months a year but they wouldn't rent it to me

 

[belly]

Depends what they are asking for it and weather there is a possibility of more land to rent /buy nearbuy if needed.
Also depends on what type of horse you have..
An acre would be more than sufficient for say a good doer but with careful management. Wish something like that would cme up near me!

 

[Honeypots]

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that picci looks nice,..... i think that would be great 4 summer but maybe get to muddy in the winter.... hmmmmm

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what wrong with a bit of mud?!! As Tia says..alot of horses are stabled and turned out in a small turnout paddock of much less than that. With a bit of effort it can be achieved. As I said I currently have 4 ponies on that (thats out 24/7 all year unless its REALLY wet)..granted theres alot less grass ATM but you can't keep grass down..it always comes back