gateways in winter

[yorks]

We are looking for something to put down in the field gateway over the winter to get our horse in and out without sinking knee deep in mud (horrible thought!) The water sits in the gate and can get deep.

We were looking for something like very strong plastic mesh to lay down. I think metal might be too expensive. It is a field we rent over winter to rest ours so we don't need anything permanent but having nearly lost our wellies and horse shoes in the gate we need something. Any ideas and names of suppliers?

 

[cariadssogreat]

Crushed chalk is meant to be very good.

 

[banafunzi]

Hardcore then rubber matting grass gradually grows over the top!!

 

[Bex7]

Hardcore.

Thankfully we have hard standing in all the gateways at the new yard.

 

[PeterNatt]

Hardcore and get the ditches that surround the field dug out and the land drains cleaned out.

 

[cobden99]

Try www.fieldguard.com, they have loads of different types of mats including field ones for paths and gateways. For deep mud I agree with the others who have posted, I would recommend digging it out and putting some hardcore down before the mats, otherwise the mat will sink

 

[yorks]

Thanks. The Fieldguard site is just what I was looking for. We didn't want to put hardcore down becuse it is not our field. This we can take up and keep until next winter. If we can stop it getting poached in the first place we should be OK.

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

wood chip - used this in our fields around gate and works a treat, not slipy or anything

x

 

[kerilli]

Fieldguard. their stuff is brilliant, no question. i have been so impressed with everything i've bought from them. they do a mesh for gateways, and it looks very very good.

 

[Chumsmum]

We used hardcore and woodchippings in our gateways - both good.

 

[Gucci_b]

loads and loads of woodchips. works great....