You have been investing so much of yourself over all these years to create, build, improve, the result is fantastic. I imagine that the layers will harden deep in the underground with time, as it already shows under the sand, with the rains, the hooves, the natural soil movements.. I remember checking in your playlist, the early days when you just got your property. I liked the wildness as it was before. It's good that you continue to visit the horses gone. We miss them. Thank you for the good advices you always provide to those who want to build a place for their horses. 👍
It's true... there is a huge investment in both time and money and a lot of time from others as well. This place is the result of many people helping out when they could and where they could. I'm amazed and thankful everyday. I like the wilderness too and sometimes I feel a bit of disappointment to remove as much as I have.. but I think it's been balanced not too bad.
Wow you have really been working hard and it shows, whew! Looks great and I bet the horses appreciate the extra room. Happy you are doing well. Thanks fir sharing.
Thank you Brenda :) Yes, doing well, just busy with piles of projects and ideas. Always lovely to read your compliments, support and kind words! Thank you for that
a great re-entrance video graeme, from start to finish. a beautiful morning, engaging the way you do with your horses, and them with you, and the added giggle bonus of a zeus zoom-by. seeing the construction, the thinking and logistics, and the materials behind the amazing arena we have been enjoying underfoot of your horsey playtime and training videos answered the questions many of us had. great job graeme.
9:59 "No one's gonna want to watch me go about saying hello to the horse's and stuff" Yeah we do. How else would we get our fill of horsey noses in full screen? This is just as good as puppy noses, or toe beans 🐾
@@StableHorseTraining when we put in our round pen we were guessing, and we got the gravel part right, with adequate drainage, but we then put a layer of road cloth down and topped it with hogs fuel. If my horse needs a good grip, his hooves dig through the hogs fuel and slip on the cloth. Grrrr. So now after seeing what you did, I am emboldened to scrape off the hogs fuel, take off the cloth, and add sand. The gravel is already well tamped down by years of horses padding it down.
Hello Graeme, glad to see you back. I found all that arena info very interesting, and I've wondered about what type of base you used. And lots of planning and physical labour really paid off. The little natural "spring" for slurping is a quaint touch, the horses seem to like it, I imagine that water does taste different to them. But is that not a problem with the specific drainage system you've set up? I've been noticing that big felled tree trunk, and I agree it really adds to the nice "wildness" aspect of your property. Bet the roots base is interesting to peer into, looks like something from an old faeries and leprechauns story. Lovely to catch up with all the beautiful critturs, and OMG, that foxy-faced Zeus is sure frisky these days, after being so ill in the past. See you next time :))
Whew! That a staggering amount of work. Visually, the property looks well planned maintained and.the occupants of the improved paddocks healthy and content. And to see Zeus happily scampering about... delightfull. Ty for sharing. .
Graeme, you need to start taking a good curry brush with you on all your walks...maybe put a lanyard on one and just carry it with you, bc your horses never slow down in asking for good scratches.
Yup... Takes time to do the job right. 6 years in and I have zero issues with the edges of the arena. I've seen so many improperly done arenas. Once it's done, it's done for a long time rather than having to come back to it
I don't think so. I would have to remove the sand, dig up the compacted gravel, cut the cloth, dig the dirt, lay pipe from a bit ahead of the puddle to the outside of the arena, add in drainage rock, re-cloth it, put gravel back and compact solid, then put the sand back on. For that amount of effort it doesn't seem worth it.
@@StableHorseTraining I was interested in the cost, brand, how large is the area inside, and how you light the area. Do you get much wind in your area?
Has Lena always enjoyed a good ear scratching, or did you have to gradually desensitize her to it? When I got my Arab boy, he would not tolerate having his ears touched. But I wanted to be able to examine his ears. So I kept quietly touching and gently manipulating his ears. He came to really love an ear scratch and would ask for them. I was so flattered! But, boy, it took awhile.
Yes I like horsey checks I like how calm you are with them
You have been investing so much of yourself over all these years to create, build, improve, the result is fantastic. I imagine that the layers will harden deep in the underground with time, as it already shows under the sand, with the rains, the hooves, the natural soil movements.. I remember checking in your playlist, the early days when you just got your property. I liked the wildness as it was before. It's good that you continue to visit the horses gone. We miss them. Thank you for the good advices you always provide to those who want to build a place for their horses. 👍
It's true... there is a huge investment in both time and money and a lot of time from others as well. This place is the result of many people helping out when they could and where they could. I'm amazed and thankful everyday. I like the wilderness too and sometimes I feel a bit of disappointment to remove as much as I have.. but I think it's been balanced not too bad.
Wow you have really been working hard and it shows, whew! Looks great and I bet the horses appreciate the extra room. Happy you are doing well. Thanks fir sharing.
Thank you Brenda :) Yes, doing well, just busy with piles of projects and ideas. Always lovely to read your compliments, support and kind words! Thank you for that
a great re-entrance video graeme, from start to finish. a beautiful morning, engaging the way you do with your horses, and them with you, and the added giggle bonus of a zeus zoom-by. seeing the construction, the thinking and logistics, and the materials behind the amazing arena we have been enjoying underfoot of your horsey playtime and training videos answered the questions many of us had. great job graeme.
Greetings from a Florida ! Glad to see the weather is breaking up there for you. Nice job !
Thanks 👍
Love watching your vlogs and you talking about it. So much info to help me design and prepare mine ( smaller )
9:59 "No one's gonna want to watch me go about saying hello to the horse's and stuff"
Yeah we do. How else would we get our fill of horsey noses in full screen? This is just as good as puppy noses, or toe beans 🐾
It's true, there are quite a few that do come along for the whole trip :) It's really nice
I have to tell ya I can't get enough of Zeus & Lena. 👍
Thanks so much for this!
You're so welcome!
Thanks for the explanation. That’s a wonderful arena you made.
You're welcome!
@@StableHorseTraining when we put in our round pen we were guessing, and we got the gravel part right, with adequate drainage, but we then put a layer of road cloth down and topped it with hogs fuel. If my horse needs a good grip, his hooves dig through the hogs fuel and slip on the cloth. Grrrr. So now after seeing what you did, I am emboldened to scrape off the hogs fuel, take off the cloth, and add sand. The gravel is already well tamped down by years of horses padding it down.
Hello Graeme, glad to see you back. I found all that arena info very interesting, and I've wondered about what type of base you used. And lots of planning and physical labour really paid off.
The little natural "spring" for slurping is a quaint touch, the horses seem to like it, I imagine that water does taste different to them. But is that not a problem with the specific drainage system you've set up?
I've been noticing that big felled tree trunk, and I agree it really adds to the nice "wildness" aspect of your property. Bet the roots base is interesting to peer into, looks like something from an old faeries and leprechauns story.
Lovely to catch up with all the beautiful critturs, and OMG, that foxy-faced Zeus is sure frisky these days, after being so ill in the past.
See you next time :))
Whew! That a staggering amount of work. Visually, the property looks well planned maintained and.the occupants of the improved paddocks healthy and content. And to see Zeus happily scampering about... delightfull. Ty for sharing. .
The spring only makes a small part of the arena a bit damp kind of thing, outside of the puddle area of course. Not a big impact I think.
Graeme, you need to start taking a good curry brush with you on all your walks...maybe put a lanyard on one and just carry it with you, bc your horses never slow down in asking for good scratches.
Now that's a good idea!
That was very interesting!
Glad you think so! It was interesting putting the video together and seeing all the old pictures and videos for me
Have a good day!
Thank you! I hope you have a great day too!
Looks great! See you Friday. I will clean that shedding horse of mine (unless The David beats me to it lol)
sounds great! There's lots of Roo fur to go around
@@StableHorseTraining lol I can imagine!
Good job! Usefull stuff thanks!
You're welcome!
Beautiful! Incredibly useful. Can you please tell me, what size is your arena and the enclosure?
Here you go: ruclips.net/video/eBwMSgJyOjs/видео.html
This helped so much thankyou
How did you dig the 2" ditch to lay in the retaining base boards?
By hand
@@StableHorseTraining I was afraid you were doing to say that ;-)
Yup... Takes time to do the job right. 6 years in and I have zero issues with the edges of the arena. I've seen so many improperly done arenas. Once it's done, it's done for a long time rather than having to come back to it
Very helpful thanks for producing the vid. What are the dimensions of your arena? Looks like an ideal size.
Here's a great vid for you maybe: ruclips.net/video/eBwMSgJyOjs/видео.html The arena is about 180 x 80
@@StableHorseTraining nice drone coverage!
@@Lavo68 thanks!
Yeah I love to know how you did your arena
How big is that arena and how much did it cost to do? Where are you, curious about what the weather is like there all year.
it's 80 x 190 and I can't recall how much it cost to do... probably 10 to 15k? It was a while ago...
Wow gracy had come a longggg way
True... Sometimes it's a bit hard to even remember way back
Will you ever try to do anything about that little spring in your arena or just leave it for the horses? And by the way, Lena has the softest eyes...
I don't think so. I would have to remove the sand, dig up the compacted gravel, cut the cloth, dig the dirt, lay pipe from a bit ahead of the puddle to the outside of the arena, add in drainage rock, re-cloth it, put gravel back and compact solid, then put the sand back on. For that amount of effort it doesn't seem worth it.
Loved your video! It was so helpful. Could you direct me to your covered arena video?
I don't know if I have one... is there something you wanted to know?
@@StableHorseTraining I was interested in the cost, brand, how large is the area inside, and how you light the area. Do you get much wind in your area?
What is a blood worm 🪱 and why is it in the water 💧 also what is their purpose
They're midge fly larvae, great for feeding to fish.
What is the average size of your paddocks
Here is a video showing exactly how big everything is here: ruclips.net/video/eBwMSgJyOjs/видео.html
Has Lena always enjoyed a good ear scratching, or did you have to gradually desensitize her to it? When I got my Arab boy, he would not tolerate having his ears touched. But I wanted to be able to examine his ears. So I kept quietly touching and gently manipulating his ears. He came to really love an ear scratch and would ask for them. I was so flattered! But, boy, it took awhile.
Lena has always been good. Gracie is like your horse and now she absolutely loves a good ear scratching.
What sand did you use?
It's a washed river sand