OUR FACILITIES

General.  Our long term goal is to offer a first class equestrian facility for riding, boarding, training and possibly hosting shows.  Since opening Postage Stamp Farm in Jan 2002, we have been progressing steadily towards this goal.  We were fortunate to start with a lovely house and small workshop.barn, and 40 beautiful acres, much of it already in pasture.  We built a new barn, described below, and are steadily improving the rest of the facility.

The ring is dragged several times a week, depending on the weather and usage. The 125'x250' ring was built by Rod Lynch and his Knowlbrook Farm crew and the fence was built by Brad Charles.  There is a 20x60 dressage arena set up within the arena. The footing is mixed sand and screenings over a clay base.

The main barn is a center-aisle barn, 37'x62', with seven 12'x12' stalls, a 10'x12' washstall, 10'x12' feed room and 15'x16' tack room.  The five stalls on the north (pasture) side of the barn have Dutch doors which open onto an area protected by a 10' overhang.  Two of the stalls have a removeable wall so they can be converted into one large stall (12'x24') for foaling, etc.  Each stall has a water spigot, ceiling fan and blanket rack.  The wash stall has a radiant space heater as well as hot and cold water.  The tack room includes a washer and dryer, toilet, sink with counterspace and refrigerator, and is insulated and heated/air conditioned.  There are six tack lockers for boarders which can be individually secured.  There is also a sink in the feed room for mixing bran mash, etc.  A central misting system has been installed for fly control.  The storage area upstairs is designed to be easily converted to a small apartment.

Turn outs.  There are several turn out areas on the Farm.  We have two large (3.5+ acres) and two smaller (1.5 acres) pastures.  The two large pastures each have a run-in shed.  There are two small paddocks which are ideal for horses on temporary lay-up, and we have plans to fence in the area behind the barn for an additional small paddock which will be accessed from the stalls. In 2006 we renovated the field we call Pasture 4 and reseeded in coastal bermuda.  This field is five acres in size and the grass is now in excellent condition.  We are using a portion of this currently unfenced field as the jumping area.  Two additional large fields on the property will stay unfenced for now and remain available as open riding areas. All pasture fences are post & board fencing; three board fencing is also used for interior fences.  Almost the entire property is enclosed with a perimeter fence; this is post with no-climb wire and a sight board.  All pastures have an automatic fill water tub as well as a yard hydrant.  During the winter, pastures are oveseeded with rye grass.

Pasture 2 run-in shed

Pasture 3 run-in shed

Pasture 3

Overlooking the ring at sunset.

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This page last updated on 18 June 2010