"Free-choice" turnout
(stalls are always accessible so horses can choose
whether they want to be in or out)
• Allows play with "buddies" • Allows rolling on clean ground • Encourages self-exercise • Allows instinctual behavior of grazing/roaming • Allows your horse to pick most comfortable spot (in sun,
away from wind, in stall, in breezeway) • Reduces chances of boredom-related vices developing
(cribbing, weaving, stall kicking) • Stalls allow for undisturbed eating
Wood or rubber fence
Drinking water heated during winter (a
precaution against colic due to not drinking in cold weather)
• Can separate according to disposition,
gender, age, etc.
• In the unlikely event of a contagious disease being
brought onto premises, likely to be contained to one group
• Rotated Pastures:
Breaks up worm cycle
Controls grazing - longer pasture life