What makes a good horse paddock?

What is the best type of fencing for a horse paddock?

Wooden post and rail fencing is often hailed as the best choice for a horse paddock, though other materials in a post and rail arrangement, flexi-rails (rubber or PVC-coated webbing) or plastic stays with multiple rows of electric tape, also work well.

Do you need planning permission to keep a horse on land?

If horses are turned out on the land for exercise and the grazing is incidental to keeping them on land — as opposed to grazing them — it is not considered to be an agricultural use and will require planning permission for change of use.

Do I need planning permission for my horse?

When it comes to horses the question of whether planning consent is required or not can become confusing. Most people are unsure what their permitted development rights are and what they may or may not need planning for. Horses can be grazed on agricultural land as long as they are not being supplementary fed.

Do you need planning permission to feed a horse in winter?

Regarding the feeding of hay to your horse over the winter, the need for planning permission for change of use does not revolve solely on whether hay is fed. The use of land for grazing horses does not require planning permission provided the majority of the animal’s food is obtained from the land.

Is horse riding an agricultural use of land?

If the horses are generally being bucket fed and any grazing is secondary, then this will not be considered to be agricultural use of the land. If the horses are being exercised in the field, the use of the land will not be considered agricultural.

Can the land be used for the exercising of horses?

The land must not be used for the exercising of horses though. A Change of Use application will be required where the land is used solely for the grazing and/or the exercising of horses. Change of use permissions are generally needed in the following cases:

Do you need planning permission for a horse stable?

NB: Planning permission will be required for any operational development that takes place on the land. For instance, any permanent equestrian construction including a stable, a permanent field shelter, or a riding arena. The discussion of planning permission for operational development is beyond this focus on ‘material change of use’.

Do you need a change of use for a horse?

Also, if horses are being kept as part of a business, such as a riding school or livery it is likely a change of use will be required on the land and any buildings or stables used, even if they have been used for personal equestrian use in the past. A change of use application will allow horses to be grazed, fed and ridden on the field.

Can horses be used as agricultural land?

– If the horses are being fed by alternative feed and any grazing is secondary, the use of the land is unlikely to be considered agricultural. Use of the field – where the horses are being exercised and ridden in the field, the use of the land will not be considered agricultural.

Do you need planning permission to keep a horse in a field?

“You would need planning permission to change the use of part of the field to an area with jumps and may need permission to use the rest of the field for grazing — unless the horses get the majority of their food from the land. “If the horses were kept as part of a commercial livery, again you would need planning permission.”

Do you need planning permission for equestrian use?

The only equestrian use that falls within the agricultural definition is producing horses for slaughter, wrking horses on the land or turning horses out for grazing only. As soon as more is being done to the horses than merely grazing, planning permission will be required.

Should I Feed my horse in the winter?

Feeding horses during the winter can be a challenge. With little or no nutrition left in the grass, horses living out full-time will need their grazing supplemented with hay.

Why does my horse need more energy in the winter?

As the temperatures begin to fall in the early winter months, horses require additional energy to stay warm. This additional energy requirement usually calls for changes or alterations in feeding practices.

What are the two types of exercise for horses?

In general, exercise is classified into two categories: aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic exercise is typical of low intensity, long duration performance in which the horse’s heart rate stays below the range of 150 beats per minute. Walking would be an example of a nearly pure aerobic exercise.

Can I keep a horse on my own land?

Owners and occupiers of land (landholders) may allow horses or stock owned by another person to be kept on their land for a fee (agistment). The horse owner may also be liable for the costs of feed, exercising, training and caring for their horse.

Why is ex-exercise important for horses?

Exercise can place large nutrient demands on the horse, and intense management is necessary to ensure adequate intakes of balanced rations for exercising horses. This article explains the different types of exercise and how the nutritional requirements of horses change based on age, type and degree of exercise.

Do I need planning permission to build a field shelter?

However, any buildings or other structures may still need permission. Mobile field shelters may also not need planning permission depending on their size, construction, physical attachment to the ground and degree of permanence.

Do you need a mobile field shelter for your horse?

Perhaps you are currently waiting to have a new stable block completed or you want to give your horses more shelter during the day if they spend lots of time out of doors. Whatever your needs might be, there is a lot of potential in a mobile field shelter and we sell many of these structures to help improve horse owners’ daily routines.

Do you need planning permission for a stable?

Temporary stables and field shelters often don’t need planning permission, and this is why a mobile field shelter or stable block is so appealing to many equestrians. For you to not need planning permission, your stable or shelter needs to qualify as a temporary building. This means that it: Must be in one specific location for less than 28 days

Is keeping horses on agricultural land a change of use?

Whether keeping horses on agricultural land constitutes a change of use is a somewhat complicated issue and this is considered in section 4.3441 of Development Control Practice. JH. A resident of a 4-bedroom bungalow uses a small part of her property as a letting agency. She resides with her elderly parents and employs her son in the business.

Is it legal to keep horses at your stables?

Legally none of that is a problem if they have planning consent for the stables and for keeping horses there, plus use of the premises as a business. They’d also need to meet the requirements for a riding school licence and pay their taxes etc. Maybe you disagree with the way they keep their horses?

Do mobile horse shelters need planning permission?

In his response to a query as to whether so called mobile horse shelters require planning permission (Planning 1749 14 December 2007) GH correctly stated that many of these may not be development.

Can horses be used as an agricultural use?

If the horses are being exercised in the field, the use of the land will not be considered agricultural. The planners will also consider whether the land is used primarily for horses or whether other animals such as sheep also graze on it.