Annoying equestrian lady needs 8 acres small baling in the midlands

[delted user 03489324]

Hi, I have to opportunity to rent 8 acres of flat land near Nottingham. Fencing is poor so I want to use it for hay rather than put my horses on it or pay for the whole lot post-and-railing.
I have no machinery so need a contractor. Would also need help stacking locally.
I've been asked to suggest what I think the plot is worth rental value, so need to know what it would cost for small bales to be made. I don't want to make a profit (heaven forbid) just enough to break even so would be happy to split the bales for reduced cost.

Any takers? NG11 area.

 

[marcot]

I have a thing about Jodhpurs if you promise to wear your tightest pair they could persuade me to travel ....[emoji6]

 

[David.]

All depends on how well you can sell the hay.
Relying on contractor could result in it always being baled a day to early, or too late, as they do your bit after their own, or their bigger regular customers.
Frankly I can't see why you'd bother if you can buy your hay requirements at £3.50 a bale, as and when you want it.
What will you do with 400 bales of musty rubbish, should that be what you end up with 3 years out of 5?
Of course, you may just want to have a go, in which case good for you.
Better to fence the field, and take some liveries to help pay for it perhaps?Always on the assumption that you have some security of tenure, and the landowner doesn't give you the heave when you have fenced it?

 

[Al R]

Why post and rail? Either electrify it or belt and braces would be 3 strands of barbed and split with electric

 

[M-J-G]

How many horses do you have?
I'd guess it would be expensive hay.

I'd electric fencing and strip graze over the winter, it suits horses really well, particularly if they are easier kept types.

 

[delted user 03489324]

All depends on how well you can sell the hay.
Relying on contractor could result in it always being baled a day to early, or too late, as they do your bit after their own, or their bigger regular customers.
Frankly I can't see why you'd bother if you can buy your hay requirements at £3.50 a bale, as and when you want it.
What will you do with 400 bales of musty rubbish, should that be what you end up with 3 years out of 5?
Of course, you may just want to have a go, in which case good for you.
Better to fence the field, and take some liveries to help pay for it perhaps?Always on the assumption that you have some security of tenure, and the landowner doesn't give you the heave when you have fenced it?

Yes, having a go is what it's about. I have plenty of people who would have the hay, including someone who runs a track livery and a local rescue centre with 115 horses to feed over the winter, hence my being realistic about making a profit. I'd happily give it away rather than let it rot.
Landowner is fine, known them for over 40 years. There's no water at the field, and I don't have a vehicle that would hold or tow a boom, so liveries would be nice but not practical. There's not enough natural shelter so I'd have to put in wooden ones and at £1200 a throw, plus proper fencing (I don't do barbed wire fences as they tend to generate vets bills) it wouldn't be worth the effort. Equestrians want facilities, so a windswept field at the end of a dirt track isn't going to be popular enough to make that a go-er. I've thought about, believe me.

 

[delted user 03489324]

I have a thing about Jodhpurs if you promise to wear your tightest pair they could persuade me to travel ....[emoji6]

Mate, I'll even throw in a b-j. Needs must.

 

[delted user 03489324]

How many horses do you have?
I'd guess it would be expensive hay.

I'd electric fencing and strip graze over the winter, it suits horses really well, particularly if they are easier kept types.

I have 3 horses of my own and one of them cares not a jot about walking through electric fencing, closely followed by everyone else so that really wouldn't work either! Then she tends to get the thing wrapped round her legs generate more vets bills.

 

[spin cycle]

Mate, I'll even throw in a b-j. Needs must.

great riposte

 

[delted user 03489324]

Why post and rail? Either electrify it or belt and braces would be 3 strands of barbed and split with electric

An electric fence wrecker and I really don't do barbed wire. Torn skin. Vets bills.

 

[roscoe erf]

great riposte

oh bugger i thought it was genuine

 

[delted user 03489324]

I have a thing about Jodhpurs if you promise to wear your tightest pair they could persuade me to travel ....[emoji6]

see below

 

[Al R]

I have 3 horses of my own and one of them cares not a jot about walking through electric fencing, closely followed by everyone else so that really wouldn't work either! Then she tends to get the thing wrapped round her legs generate more vets bills.

It’s never seen proper electric fencing then, a neighbour had 3 horses and 4 donkeys like that, they kept tying the electric to wire fencing and wouldn’t switch the energiser on half the time, horses walked over it for 5 years, 10 minutes I had a fencer in there for and they never touched it again.

Horses soon learn not to rub barbed wire, they chew everything wooden and rub against post and rail, ruining it!

If you know someone with 115 horses they won’t want small bales they’ll want big bales, they’d be better off with pit silage but they won’t be told (I’ve seen plenty of horses on pit silage)

 

[delted user 03489324]

Why post and rail? Either electrify it or belt and braces would be 3 strands of barbed and split with electric

£2.5k in vets bills (uninsured) and a near nervous breakdown is why! Them's that keep hosses....

 

[delted user 03489324]

It’s never seen proper electric fencing then, a neighbour had 3 horses and 4 donkeys like that, they kept tying the electric to wire fencing and wouldn’t switch the energiser on half the time, horses walked over it for 5 years, 10 minutes I had a fencer in there for and they never touched it again.

Horses soon learn not to rub barbed wire, they chew everything wooden and rub against post and rail, ruining it!

If you know someone with 115 horses they won’t want small bales they’ll want big bales, they’d be better off with pit silage but they won’t be told (I’ve seen plenty of horses on pit silage)

They do want small bales as it's one lady with about a dozen different fields. She has no tractor either so small bales work better. They are spread over about 5 miles radius.

 

[M-J-G]

I have 3 horses of my own and one of them cares not a jot about walking through electric fencing, closely followed by everyone else so that really wouldn't work either! Then she tends to get the thing wrapped round her legs generate more vets bills.

It just needs to learn manners, they don't go through a proper electric fence, plenty of power!

 

[Al R]

Yes, having a go is what it's about. I have plenty of people who would have the hay, including someone who runs a track livery and a local rescue centre with 115 horses to feed over the winter, hence my being realistic about making a profit.

Tesco Contract?

 

[delted user 03489324]

It just needs to learn manners, they don't go through a proper electric fence, plenty of power!

No electric for miles

 

[David.]

Crack on then, there will be somebody not too far away with a bit of hay kit.
I'll wager they will happily travel, particularly with your having agreed to sweeten the deal with a nosh.
Good luck with it.

 

[Highland Mule]

They do want small bales as it's one lady with about a dozen different fields. She has no tractor either so small bales work better. They are spread over about 5 miles radius.

115 horses, one lady, small bales, no tractor. I’m sorry, I don’t believe you.