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Post by Lulu on Feb 27, 2011 14:21:34 GMT 1
I have that one. It can be a bit rocky pulling over molehills, as the wheels could be a bit wider apart for stability, but I use it to muck out field of 4 horses daily and it is big enough for one load.
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Post by jen1 on Feb 27, 2011 21:54:54 GMT 1
what is the biggest barrow you can buy and how many litres would it hold? im always miffed when they say how many litres , i just wish they would say it 3 foot deep etc
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Post by silversnaffles on Mar 5, 2011 21:05:53 GMT 1
I am going to throw another in. I have a Haemmerlin barrow, we have 8 horses (all in at night) and it's great. Since we moved house we have used it to move all hay and feed across a very muddy paddock, as stupidly that is the only access to the stables. The sheep eat hay out of it at night and wheel it across said paddock by themselves... :S It has been trashed by us but still going strong, althought it's not a very large one, just a standard barrow size, but maybe they need a big one? On the upside they are on offer in countrywide for about £40 and they come in different colours (inc purple!) so they could have 2 (or 3!).
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Post by Kelly Marks on Mar 9, 2011 12:28:31 GMT 1
Thank you so much for your suggestions - I think the double wheeled version is the best idea because of the mud and Liz's www.equestriansuppliesshop.co.uk/....CFcgf4QodLDD4bw Looks very smart - because they're worth it! If Beyond Brilliant Charity Organsier Lorraine will just approve - I'll get that sorted. Kx
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Post by Lorraine L on Mar 9, 2011 12:46:31 GMT 1
I think that would suit shy lowen perfectly. Very generous of you Kelly and I am sure it would bring them years of service.
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Post by Kelly Marks on Mar 9, 2011 14:44:54 GMT 1
Sorted! Now they just need:- Shy Lowen is sited on a former illegal dump and so we face many challenges with managing the land and making it the haven we promised our horses. Remember that the horses pay back every bit of help they've had with their work in our local urban community providing wonderful, positive activity for all ages.
To continue our work we currently need:-
624 large round bales of haylage every year = £16848
1040 x 20kg sacks of pony cubes every year = £ 6552
Straw and shavings for bedding every year = £ 2860
Vet fees for this year circa = £ 6000
Farrier every year = £ 3900
Muck removal every year = £ 2400
And to make life easier and reduce other costs we'd love to have
Reliable horse transport - trailers or lorrys
A tractor with loader, roller and harrow
All weather facilities for training our horses and people
Grass in our fields - they are clay and so need good drainage.....
Sheep hurdles/portable pens for when we take ponies off site to events
Wheel barrows, tools of all sorts, tack and equipment
Paving slabs so we can have a nice clean yard
Rubber matting for our 36 sq metre stables - there are 8
A gear box for our old Renault Dodge 50 horsebox
An electricity supply - we currently have generator power and so far 3 have been stolen
24 hour security
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Post by ruthp on Mar 9, 2011 17:10:48 GMT 1
Just an idea, but as Shy Lowen is already linked up with the local education authority I wonder if there is any mileage in them contacting the local building college to see if they can't get some of the trainees doing some of their practical work at the site. They might at the very least be able to lay slabs in some areas, do fence work etc.
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Post by silversnaffles on Mar 9, 2011 20:18:39 GMT 1
They said they need tack and equipment? Maybe (and you might have already done this I don't know) we could do a tack rummage (we all have things we don't need, mine tack room is overflowing) and then donate items? I suppose a collection point would be needed? Or maybe tack could be collected during the May Masterclass, like you drop it off at the door? I don't know, just a thought. (can't help with the grass though!)
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Post by maislow on Mar 10, 2011 22:31:26 GMT 1
What about if they looked to change to woodpellet bedding which is easy to manage, very cost effective esp if bought in bulk & takes up much less room on a muck heap, so should cuts costs all round
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Post by bernadette on Apr 22, 2011 23:22:09 GMT 1
We got the most amazing wheelbarrow from Kelly and Monty. If you're on Kelly's Intelligent Horsemanship Facebook you'll have seen it. We're used to having cast off wheelbarrows from building sites being that we're right on the edge of a big city. Our wheelbarrows usually have a film of dried cement on them and our wonderful retired builder Jim makes a good wheelbarrow out of the parts of several cast offs. The new wheelbarrow can only be described as our Ferarri, it's huge and it's got two wheels, our smaller people can't see over it but they use their excellent team skills in having 'outriders' to tell them which way to go. We're so very, very lucky to have this support. Thank you xxxxx
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