LaurieT
Member
My horse is currently on strict boxrest - which she has been since March, walked 2x daily in hand.
I am soon allowed to turn her out onto a stable-sized "pen" - however there is no way I will be able to do this at the yard she is currently box-resting at. I have therefore rented a field for her where she will have a pony friend for company. I am putting a double field shelter up for her and hoping to fence off the size of this again to give her a "pen" where she hopefully can not cause too much damage.
My question is - has anyone done this and can give me some ideas/point out anything I'm missing?
The shelter is obviously going straight onto grass (it is mobile but not sure practically how easy they are to move?!) and I'm hoping if the weather stays fine the base will stay fine. Should I put anything down tho including rubber mats? Or just put some straw onto grass?
Also fencing. This is absolutely her last chance at life, so she absolutely must not be able to get out. I'm thinking of banging in some wooden round posts and using electric tape? And then maybe another fence a foot or two behind this (maybe with just plastic posts pushed in) in case the first one fails.
The rental conditions of the field mean I'm not allowed to construct anything considered "permanent" - so no stabling/fixed shelters etc, no concreting. Everything has to be easily moveable.
Any advice greatly appreciated It's been a massive headache so far but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel so desperate for it not to go wrong now!
I am soon allowed to turn her out onto a stable-sized "pen" - however there is no way I will be able to do this at the yard she is currently box-resting at. I have therefore rented a field for her where she will have a pony friend for company. I am putting a double field shelter up for her and hoping to fence off the size of this again to give her a "pen" where she hopefully can not cause too much damage.
My question is - has anyone done this and can give me some ideas/point out anything I'm missing?
The shelter is obviously going straight onto grass (it is mobile but not sure practically how easy they are to move?!) and I'm hoping if the weather stays fine the base will stay fine. Should I put anything down tho including rubber mats? Or just put some straw onto grass?
Also fencing. This is absolutely her last chance at life, so she absolutely must not be able to get out. I'm thinking of banging in some wooden round posts and using electric tape? And then maybe another fence a foot or two behind this (maybe with just plastic posts pushed in) in case the first one fails.
The rental conditions of the field mean I'm not allowed to construct anything considered "permanent" - so no stabling/fixed shelters etc, no concreting. Everything has to be easily moveable.
Any advice greatly appreciated It's been a massive headache so far but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel so desperate for it not to go wrong now!