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[RC] Stall Rest - Tamara Taylor

In the past we had a portable stall that we moved to a new patch of grass 
every 
day. It was set up in the pasture so the horse could graze a little and be in 
the open air near his friends but still confined and restricted in terms of 
movement. We were able to drag it around by a truck or tractor. It was 
a 'mobile maternity pen' for calving out cows but I am sure any portable 
corral 
would suffice. He seemed a lot happier with this arrangement than in a 
boxstall 
24 hours per day. 

Would your horse like a little goat buddy?? We used to raise pygmy goats and 
they are good company for a lonesome horse. A regular horse halter fits over 
their body like a harness if you needed to tie them (they would surely 
escape a 
pipe corrall and head for the nearest garden ;o), so long as the horse 
wouldn't 
harm the goat. 

Hope this helps. 

Tamara Taylor 
Saskatoon, SK 
Boxers and Versatile Sporthorses 


I once used my Farnam portable corral, originally purchased for camping, 
to make an open-air stall in the barnyard for an injured horse that 
couldn't stand being isolated in a stall.  He stayed in that small corral 
for 2 weeks with no problems.  We placed it close to a pasture so he felt 
like he was with the horses in that pasture.  If you have that option for 
at least part of the day, your horse will probably be happier. 

-- 
Glenda R. Snodgrass 




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