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Re: [RC] Mud and More Mud - Barbara McCrary

You are exactly in the same boat (pardon the pun) as the rest of us in rainy
country.  I, too, will not allow the horses out to pasture.  Their favorite
trick is to hike up to the top of the hill for water, then gallop full bore
downhill until near the bottom, then slam on the brakes and shred 12-foot
long slices out of the turf.  I know it's miserable standing in mud, but I
cannot allow horses to destroy the land, and they will do that.
We've never attempted to control the mud by any other means than lots of
shavings, which we produce.  Shavings don't do the job, either, unless in a
shed, where they build up such a hard-packed layer that it cannot be broken
down.  In one place, in front of a feed bin (homemade, the size of an
orchard apple bin), my husband placed some half-round logs together for the
horse to stand on.  They're a little unsteady, but perhaps a bit of
rearranging will help.  Also, I've seen people use old belting from
factories, as much as 4 feet wide.  I have some and plan to try nailing it
on the logs to help keep them from spreading apart and to create better
footing.  I think mud is a fact of life.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RHightshoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:25 PM
Subject: [RC] Mud and More Mud






Rain and more rain.  I started building an Ark but stopped because I would
only be able to take two horses.  I won't let my horses out on pasture
when
the ground is soggy because they would ruin what grass is available.  I
keep them in corals and everything works out well except the more it rains
the deeper the mud gets.  It looks like they are all standing in about a
foot of muck and water and it will seemingly take forever to dry out even
if the rain stops.  I'll probably be doctoring for Thrush before it is all
over.  I'd be interested in learning how others deal with muddy corals.
Logically, I would think mixing truck loads of gravel in with the soil
might help but I have no idea if the gravel would do more harm then good.
If you have had a similar problem and were able to fix it, I would
appreciate the benefit of your experience.  Thanks,  Bob


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