Acreage per horse needed?

magiesdream · 12-14-07, 05:09 PM

How much acreage do you all recommend per horse? We are just now looking at a little place with right at 4 acres....nice barns and facilities...horrible house tho...<blah> But we are considering the cost factors of possibly moving versus boarding? Thanks!

sallyanna · 12-21-07, 11:47 AM

A minimum of 1 acre per horse is best, preferably more. If the soil quality or grass quality is poor more land would be best, about 2 acres per horse. You can increae land quality fairly easily though so that acreage should be good for 1 or 2 horses.

moski · 12-23-07, 09:33 PM

Thats good to know, I dont think I have enough land right now. I think sometime in the future I will be looking into getting another place, maybe look then.

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magiesdream Member Join Date: 12-06-07 Posts: 17	Acreage per horse needed? How much acreage do you all recommend per horse? We are just now looking at a little place with right at 4 acres....nice barns and facilities...horrible house tho...<blah> But we are considering the cost factors of possibly moving versus boarding? Thanks!

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12-21-07, 11:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
sallyanna Member Join Date: 12-01-07 Posts: 100	A minimum of 1 acre per horse is best, preferably more. If the soil quality or grass quality is poor more land would be best, about 2 acres per horse. You can increae land quality fairly easily though so that acreage should be good for 1 or 2 horses.

12-23-07, 09:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
moski Member Join Date: 12-01-07 Posts: 30	Thats good to know, I dont think I have enough land right now. I think sometime in the future I will be looking into getting another place, maybe look then.