1. Horse Facilities By Mr. Christiansen 10/28/2003

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. Vinyl Fencing

7. Cable Fencing

8. Wire Mesh

9. Paneling

10. Barbed Wire

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

12. 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?

13. Types of Barns Shed Gable Offset Gable Monitor Gambrel Gothic

14. Gable

15. Gambrel

16. Shed

17. Barn Interiors Stalls – Doors – windows – Walls

18. 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’

19. Doors

20. Windows

21. Walls

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

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

24. “Flooring

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

26. Corrals Covered/ uncovered

27. Arenas Covered/ uncovered