We have three pastures - including the house and yard we have 18.5 acres... One large pasture is about 12 acres. Another one is about 1-1/2 acres, and another is probably 3 acres. The house sits on about a 1/4 acre... Between the house and the 1-1/2 acre pasture is a open area that contains the driveway, a small metal barn where we have the pg mares, a shed with a closed in lean to on one side and an open lean to on the other. There is another metal shed that is along the fenceline that separates the biggest pasture from the other pastures. A very long driveway runs the length of the property and separates the biggest pasture from all the rest. The open mares, the yearlings, the 2 year olds, and the two mares with one month old foals and the geldings get the run of the large pasture at all times - and the cow and her calf. During the day the pg mares are turned out as well. They come into the barn at night. Teq and a pony gelding are in the 3 acres. The 1-1/2 acres contains 6 of our 8 stallions and the goats. The other two stallions are in dry lots... The goats only go out during the day. They are in a dry lot at night to protect them.
The 3 Katahdin/Dorper cross sheep are in the yard until we secure the goat pen so they can't get out. We have 3 pregnant mares, Gidget and Gold N Boy, and 2 of the yearling fillies in the open area. We put cattle panels across the entrance to our property so they can graze the sides of the driveway...
Eventually we'll sub divide the big pasture so we can rotate pastures.
Our herd breakdown is as follows:
8 stallions, including 5 senior stallions, two 2 year olds and a yearling colt
3 geldings, including the AMHR/ASPC pony - trained to cart
14 breedable mares, however, two of them are going bye-bye... They are both 34" and we're just not happy with them. They are going to good homes in trades... One is being traded for a registered Paint mare; the other one is being traded for a smaller Mini mare (that may be pregnant by a NFC Fire and Ice son) and a 2 year old filly
We have two 2 year old fillies and 2 yearling fillies
...plus the three new babies this year, with six more babies to go...
We also have an unregistered pony mare
... and last, but not least, Teq, the perlino Paint stallion
I've attached pics of the inside of the barn with stalls. Yes, they are made out of pallets, screwed together... LOVE pallets! So easy to put together... No framing!
