horse per paddock

BlackFilly · 11-25-2006, 04:29 AM

i didn't no were to post it so ill just put it hear

i was wondering we have been looking for some land for awile now and i was wondering how many acers per horse you need i have heard a few theories and stuff. My plan is to ideally have 2 or more seperate paddocks to use swapping the horse inbetween them allowing the other paddocks to grow. Just one horse. very very bad dry ground and lets say is is resionably flat ground. And if i was to hand feed it through out the year. How much land do you think it needs? thanks in advance.

Miky

westernarabians · 11-25-2006, 04:34 AM

Down here(Well your in Aussie Land so...Up here lol) you can only legally have 2 horses per acre.....so I could have the max of 10 horses because I have 5 acres. Some one I know had like 9 horses on an acre and she got fined for it. But its a good rule..... I know someone who keeps 4 horses on half an acre....not even.

BlackFilly · 11-25-2006, 04:37 AM

yow 9 horses on one acre i was thinking somewere between 3-5 acres per paddock as the ground has basically nothing on it at all

but ye thats a good rule

Chester · 11-25-2006, 04:43 AM

Depends on the country. A horse in the outback is going to need a lot of acres to scrounge a feed where one is say Maleny could be foundering fat on 1/4 acre.

I have kept 3 horses on 2 acres easyily before. Not much tucker on the ground but plenty went over the fence.

Depends on how much you want to spend on the feed bill and what you can afford for the ground.

BlackFilly · 11-25-2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chester

Depends on how much you want to spend on the feed bill and what you can afford for the ground.

yeh im thinking that will be the biggest factor i no down hear its very dry so hand feeding all year will probably be the only way to go so depending on the size and work the horse is getting really rough guess 1/4 of a bale a day

Chester · 11-25-2006, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackFilly

yeh im thinking that will be the biggest factor i no down hear its very dry so hand feeding all year will probably be the only way to go so depending on the size and work the horse is getting really rough guess 1/4 of a bale a day

Out tb gets about half a bale a day maitenance, plus his hard feed.

I buy the feed whilst hubby is away, that way he doesnt know how much I spend.

rageandglory · 11-25-2006, 04:59 AM

it all depends on your immediate town' ordinances. check with your local agricultural office or town hall, whatever the equivalent would be for you. here in the States, it is different per town, not just state. in my town, i have to have 5 acres to have one horse, and then one acre per added horse. next town over (same state) has no mandates at all.

nhblond · 11-25-2006, 06:48 AM

Wow, RageandGlory a fellow New Englander!!!! Us Yankee chicks need to stick together, LOL. I think you're right about the town to town thing. I live in a small town in NH, and I don't think we have any laws on the size of the land, just whether or not it's zoned as agricultural.

Xiphias · 11-25-2006, 07:11 AM

I have 3 acres, maybe 2 1/2 are fenced into 3 paddocks, I have kept as many as 4 horses at one time....I rotated them between the 3 paddocks, but I also fed hay in the summer, now that I only have one horse, I don't need to feed hay in the summer, only winter...Cathy

11-25-2006, 04:29 AM	#1
BlackFilly Full Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 146 Blog Entries: 2	horse per paddock i didn't no were to post it so ill just put it hear i was wondering we have been looking for some land for awile now and i was wondering how many acers per horse you need i have heard a few theories and stuff. My plan is to ideally have 2 or more seperate paddocks to use swapping the horse inbetween them allowing the other paddocks to grow. Just one horse. very very bad dry ground and lets say is is resionably flat ground. And if i was to hand feed it through out the year. How much land do you think it needs? thanks in advance. Miky __________________ "Ask not" How can i teach my horse out of doing this"But ask first " Am i doing something wrong? Can i fix how i am doing things?" wanted.

11-25-2006, 04:34 AM	#2
westernarabians Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,000 Images: 160 Blog Entries: 23	Down here(Well your in Aussie Land so...Up here lol) you can only legally have 2 horses per acre.....so I could have the max of 10 horses because I have 5 acres. Some one I know had like 9 horses on an acre and she got fined for it. But its a good rule..... I know someone who keeps 4 horses on half an acre....not even. __________________ There comes a time when you learn in life; there's no such thing as a true friend.

11-25-2006, 04:37 AM	#3
BlackFilly Full Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 146 Blog Entries: 2	yow 9 horses on one acre i was thinking somewere between 3-5 acres per paddock as the ground has basically nothing on it at all but ye thats a good rule __________________ "Ask not" How can i teach my horse out of doing this"But ask first " Am i doing something wrong? Can i fix how i am doing things?" wanted.

11-25-2006, 04:43 AM	#4
Chester Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: inland of the coral sea Posts: 10,122 Images: 777	Depends on the country. A horse in the outback is going to need a lot of acres to scrounge a feed where one is say Maleny could be foundering fat on 1/4 acre. I have kept 3 horses on 2 acres easyily before. Not much tucker on the ground but plenty went over the fence. Depends on how much you want to spend on the feed bill and what you can afford for the ground. __________________ Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI "We're all members of the outback club, we don't back down and we don't give up" Lee Kernaghan "Good friends are worth more than money any day" Adam Brand Is it full moon time again? Did the cereal truck overturn and fruitloops got spilt?

11-25-2006, 04:59 AM	#7
rageandglory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: the other seat in that handbasket Posts: 1,606	it all depends on your immediate town' ordinances. check with your local agricultural office or town hall, whatever the equivalent would be for you. here in the States, it is different per town, not just state. in my town, i have to have 5 acres to have one horse, and then one acre per added horse. next town over (same state) has no mandates at all. __________________ field of dreams farm out, standing in my field, are all my dreams got snowballed by my very fine friend : )

11-25-2006, 06:48 AM	#8
nhblond Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Hampshire (NH) Posts: 341 Images: 31 Blog Entries: 1	Wow, RageandGlory a fellow New Englander!!!! Us Yankee chicks need to stick together, LOL. I think you're right about the town to town thing. I live in a small town in NH, and I don't think we have any laws on the size of the land, just whether or not it's zoned as agricultural. __________________ And then the day gets stranger...

11-25-2006, 07:11 AM	#9
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,763 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	I have 3 acres, maybe 2 1/2 are fenced into 3 paddocks, I have kept as many as 4 horses at one time....I rotated them between the 3 paddocks, but I also fed hay in the summer, now that I only have one horse, I don't need to feed hay in the summer, only winter...Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts I've been snowballed 6 times

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