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I understand your concern, but no, no stress at all from the electric wires in the shed 👍. They are there to prevent the horses from pushing their butt against the shed walls 😉.

@@Gydjulind yes, I see the benefit of not leaning a ponies buts against the wall- still , if it is narrow in there and may be crowded, someone might easily touch the whire - anyway it is up to you what you do on your property. However someone who sees the video might copy the idea, witch I still think is not so nice. I feel standing that near to a loadet whire is not relaxing and maybe more sensible horse doesn't dare to seek shelter in there.

@@discoshepard well… reality shows that it has never been a problem here, for 25 years. And people should never copy someone else mindlessly, right 😉? Every situation and every horse is different. I don’t pretend to be THE expert, I just share what I do and what works for me and my horses ❤.

De palen zijn 150 cm bovengronds (ik weet niet meer hoe diep ze in de grond zitten). De witte draad was bedoeld om stroom op te zetten, zodat roofdieren niet in de ren kunnen klimmen, maar daar is het nooit van gekomen (al zit die draad er nog steeds 😉). Wel hebben we een net over de hele kippenren gespannen, met mazen van 10 x 10 cm (zo te zien hadden we dat nog niet in deze video). Die mazen bleken te groot want er zijn enkele roofvogels doorheen gedoken, die er vervolgens niet meer uit konden, niet echt handig dus. Ook katten kunnen erdoor, maar die doen de kippen gelukkig niets. Andere roofdieren (vos, marter e.d.) gaan meestal alleen ‘s nachts op jacht en dan zitten onze kippen veilig in een goed afgesloten nachthok. N.B. Een afrastering van 150 cm is niet hoog genoeg voor de doorsnee (bruine of witte) legkippen. Die zouden er overheen kunnen vliegen, maar meestal proberen ze dat alleen als ze net nieuw zijn hier. Als ze zich eenmaal thuis voelen vliegen ze eigenlijk helemaal niet meer. Hopelijk heb je hier iets aan.

Hi Claire, I can reply ‘yes’ to all of your questions, but it all depends on the horse, the amount of available pasture surface, the season, the weather, etc. etc. This video is a few years old and meanwhile we have doubled the size of our paddock paradise, which means we now have enough pasture to both let our horses graze and to make hay in summer as well. At the moment we have a herd of five; three 30+ aged horses, who get as much grazing turn out as possible year round because they need it, and two 20 yr old mares, who are both of the insulin resistant type (one of them even laminitis prone), who have very little pasture turn out, actually none at all during the past year since they were both quite overweight (Icelandic horses can be quite difficult to manage food-wise). After a year of feeding these two a limited amount of hay they are both in perfect condition now. We’ll have to see how to go from here with them; perhaps with a little bit of grazing time this coming spring/summer, with some added hay, we don’t know yet. It’s a matter of always keeping an eye on the individual needs of each horse. The BIG advantage of the paddock paradise system is that even when they are not allowed to graze, they are still able to roam around the tracks, find some hay and other little bits to eat here and there and have a good time. Much better than feeling bored in a small paddock! You can also find videos of the later addition to my PP on my channel. Best wishes, Mai

@Gydjulind thank you so much for your reply - I'll def look at the other video. I hear you re Icelandics - their breeding enables them to live through an Icelandic winter - I swear they thrive on lava rock, lichen and tree bark ! I used to work at an Icelandic Horse yard and rode a British Champion ! Used to make me laugh how the fouler the weather, the more game and forward going they would become. Seemed to particularly enjoy horizontal sleet ! Such fantastic horses, but yes, ridiculously 'good doers' to a fault !

Door allereerst zo kort mogelijk af te slijpen, en daarna eventuele scherpe randjes weg te vijlen met een metaalvijl. Als je het nog beter wilt maken kun je bv. ook nog een waterslang overlangs opensnijden en deze om de buitenrand van de draadmat bevestigen, bv. met een paar tie-wraps. Zelf hebben wij dit nooit gedaan (maar uiteraard wel scherpe randjes weggevijld) en nooit wondjes gezien aan de monden van onze paarden.

Thank you for your compliments 🙂. I’d like to say something about blankets: you don’t see any of my horses wearing one in this video, because they were all healthy at the time. I do not agree with your statement that blankets are stupid though. One of the horses in this video (the red chestnut) eventually died at the age of almost 41. During his last years he started suffering from cold, wet weather, which made him shiver and tremble, have rain rot patches on his skin and lose weight quickly. So we gave him a waterproof blanket, which gave him visible relief. My opinion about blankets: when a horse doesn’t need them, don’t use them, but when they suffer from cold and rain, a blanket can relieve their suffering tremendously. I call that good love and care ❤. Nothing is just black or white, it all depends and there’s a time and place for everything. Best wishes, Mai

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you, Ursula!

I don’t know about all the ‘safe’ trees, so you would have to do a bit of research on the internet about that. We have willow, oak, birch and elder trees. The willows are the only ones we planted ourselves. I did not build an all weather surface; we are lucky enough to have natural high and dry sandy soil on this plot.

It’s between 2 and 2,5 metres wide, which is more than enough for our ponies.

My pleasure 😉👍!

Als je bedoelt de grootte van het wateroppervlak: dat varieert met de seizoenen. In de droge (zomer)tijd is de doorsnede van deze poel ca. 8 m, terwijl dat in de natte tijd (herfst, winter) kan oplopen tot het dubbele. In deze video (september) was de diepste diepte iets meer dan 1 m, maar in de winter is dat dus ook een stuk meer. Als je wilt weten hoe groot het gat is dat we hebben laten uitgraven dan heb je misschien iets aan deze 'bouwtekening': myalbum.com/photo/DPpRKxzsZdE3/1k0.jpg

In dit album staan nog wat meer overzichtstekeningen: myalbum.com/album/gWtnDARCFcLd

For two horses that would absolutely be enough space. Have fun designing ;-)!

They’re certainly not too small to be ridden and they all have been ridden in the past, but we don’t ride them anymore, so the horses are retired 🙂.

Hoi Linsey, leuk om te horen dat je zoveel aan de film hebt 👍. De berg in de video is ca. 45 m lang en ca. 10 m breed (onderaan). Een paar jaar geleden heb ik de berg wat speelser laten maken, met afwisselend hogere en lagere gedeeltes. Ik vond dat rechte, platte te saai 😁.

Oh en de hoogte (zoals in de film, dus vóór de aanpassing) is ca. 2 m.

They were eating duckweed. Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoy my video 🙂.

Thanks! It was fun to watch it again myself just now ;-)!

Five at the moment.

Gydjulind cool keep them coming! Hehe

How much land do you have?

@@chicoringler the paddock paradise shown in this video is 2.5 acres. Meanwhile we have a second paddock paradise of another 3 acres, which is connected to the first one through a 250 metre wood track. There are more videos on my channel.

Gydjulind so the whole property is 5.5 acres with everything in it?

Thank you for your kind compliment ❤️.

Niet 😉. De ren is groot genoeg dat dat niet nodig is (150 m2).

The answer depends on the season; during wintertime there’s much more water in the waterhole than in summer, so it’s much bigger and deeper then. What I can tell you is that we had it dug out about 60 cm below groundwater level (groundwater was at 140 cm below ground level), measured in august (which is usually the dryest time of year). This was to make sure there will always be water in the waterhole. The paddock where the waterhole is is approx. 30 x 30 m in size; because that is a bit small we had to make part of the banks of the waterhole steeper than the rest and fence that steep part out, so the horses cannot destroy it by trying to climb it. The slope of the steep banks is 1:1. The other part of the banks, where the horses can approach the water, have a 1:4 slope. The track bordering the steep banks is about 2,5 m wide. Perhaps all this information will give you an idea of the measurements 😉.

@@Gydjulind Thank you very much for your quick reply. You helped me a lot with that. :)

Nee hoor, hij heeft zijn werk altijd prima gedaan 😉. We hadden alleen wat meer vermogen nodig.

To be honest, I hardly make any videos these days and if I do, I don’t share them with the whole world. But nevertheless, thank you for your kind compliment ❤️!

Thank you!

Thank you!

2,5 metres

​@@Gydjulind Thanks for answering about track width. What type fencing did you use? I assume it's electric...coated wire or rope? What posts did you use? Any bracing necessary?

@@susanneandmingus yes, electric fencing, 1 m high, with 3 strands of thin rope (Gallagher Vidoflex 9), wooden posts (180 cm, of which 80 cm in ground, which makes them sturdy enough to do without bracing). This all goes for the interior track fence. The exterior fence is higher (around 150 cm), has 4 strands of electric wire; wooden posts, railroad ties in the corners.

Hi Jeff, the pasture is around 5000 m2 in total. Each strip section measures around 750 m2 (50 x 15 m) and the distance between fence posts is about 5 m, so each time the strip ‘moves’ 5 m ahead.