1. Selecting Proper Facilities for Horses Tiffany Johnston Equine Science

2. Types of Facilities Fencing Barns Round Pens Corrals Arenas

3. What Types of fences are good for horses? There are many different types of fences that are good for horses. The need for each individual horse will vary on it’s geographic location, it’s function or purpose and it’s value.

4. Types of Fencing Wood Cable Pipe Wire mesh Brick Barbed wire

5. Wood Fencing

6. Pros Cons

7. Vinyl Fencing

8. Pros Cons

9. Cable Fencing

10. Pros Cons

11. Wire Mesh

12. Wire Mesh types

13. Wire Mesh Pros Cons

14. Panels

15. Pros Cons

16. Barbed Wire

17. Barb Wire Pros Cons

18. Other types of fences Electrical Brick Pipe ????

19. Cost of Fencing Problem You are fencing in a square pasture with wood. You have decided to build the fence with four rows rather than three for safety reasons. Using the following information, find out how many corner posts and pieces of wood, you will need for the fence and then calculate the cost. (*note that there should be 8ft between each post) Given information –Each side of the pasture is 88 ft long (and square) –The cost of posts is $2.50 each –The cost of 2 x 6 x 8’s is $2.75 each. –The cost of nails is $6.50 per box of 1000 –The cost of cement $2.00 per 50 lb bag ( you will need 2 for each corner or gate post ) – One 8 foot gate is $70.

20. Barns What is the function of a Barn? Will the function change according to geographic location? Will the function change according to type of horse being kept?

21. Types of Barns Shed Gable Offset Gable Gambrel Gothic

22. Shed

23. Gable

24. Gambrel

25. Barn Interiors Stalls – Doors – windows – Walls

26. Stall Size Stall sizes vary according to the sex, age and size. Here are the suggested sizes: – Riding horse 12’ x 12’ – Stallions 14’ x 14’ – Weanlings 10’ x 10’ – Yearlings 10’ x 10’ – Isolation 12’ x 12’ – Foaling 16’ x 20’

27. Doors

28. Windows

29. Walls

30. Barns Cont’ Ventilation-Mandatory for preventing disease and alleviating heat in warm weathers.

31. Barns Floors Floors – Free from dust – Able to absorb urine – Readily available – Inexpensive Examples – Straw (Oat) – Pinewood Chips – Peat moss** – Rice & Peanut hulls

32. “Equiterr”

33. Round Pens Durable Solid panel/ non-solid panel

34. Corrals Covered/ uncovered

35. Arenas Covered/ uncovered