Poo Picking dilemma

[MuddyMonster]

I've been on 5 day livery and poo picked at weekends.

We divided the field (not physically, just with markers) according to how many horses and each owner got a strip for the weekend which needed to be clear by Sunday evening (yard did it Monday- Friday). Each person moved onto the next strip the next weekend so no-one could claim favouritism by hsving and easier section.

Easy to manage as you can physically see whose done their section - those that didn't, were charged.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Our new one is a whopper that needs a proper tractor and 3PL - it weighs a ton (actually more). I don’t know the make but if it’s the sort of thing you want I’ll check with the maintenance guy (OH). I think it needs this weight to really break up the poo as it does. Previously we had a chain harrow - does an ok job but bounces a bit, and it definitely wouldn’t have smoothed the ruts in this field (which is new to us and hasn’t been grazed for 7+ years). If you’re using a chain harrow get the widest one you can (we also weighted ours with pallets/ tractor weights).

Yes, you need an actual heavy duty bit of kit.

 

[chaps89]

A previous yard, where a shared horse was, had large fields with multiple horse owners. The fields were marked up into sections and each owner was responsible for keeping their area clear. Then it was obvious who was doing their share and who wasn't! (The yard knew where the horses had their toilet spots and accounted for this when they divided the field up to give poo picking areas)