Pastures

When not being ridden or trained, the horses of Ramshyttan live a leisurely life outdoors with free access to food, water and straw-bedded shelter. The farm has around 18 ha of pasture and grazing land for the horses, including lake-side pastures, sparse forests, hillside pastures and grassy forest clearings. In summer we move them every few weeks letting the ground rest and the grass recover to avoid mud and damaged grass-roots. In winter when the ground is frozen and covered with snow we keep the horses in the field that adjoins the main barn with the biggest and warmest shelter. Here we also have close access to the stables which is convenient when needing to take the horses inside for grooming and tacking up.

Stables

Our stables are not a place we keep our horses over night (unless for medical reasons), but they are a convenient and comfortable place for grooming, veterinary examinations, hoof care and getting the horses ready for riding or harness. Our stables are of modest size, featuring three stalls and one box, one tack room for visiting horses and one for our private equipment. There is also a storage area for feed and supplements as well as adjoining the rest of the barn where we keep hay and the horses have their free-access winter shelter.

Currently not available.

2012 Pasture for young stallions / geldings.

During spring and summer 2012 we will repeat our success from last year.
We have specially reserved one of our largest, loveliest fields for young stallions and geldings up to two years old. This is a tricky in-between time for those who have young colts as they are too sexually mature to graze with their mothers or other mares, but many feel it is too early to geld them. At this age it is also highly beneficial for the young stallions to interact with other youngsters their own age, so they may play, learn from each other, try their limits and receive the stimulus that adult horses seldom have the patience to give them. We will, however, let a couple of our older geldings graze with them much of the time, to keep them in check.

The field we have reserved for the young horses is a beautiful 5 ha field of rolling grassy hills, fringed with shady forest all along one side. The field has a wind and weather shelter with straw bedding and free access to drinking water at all times.

The cost for colt pasture in Ramshyttan 2012 is:
600 kr / horse / month when there is enough grass for full feed.
700 kr / month when the grass gets too sparse and we begin to give daily hay feeds.
Access to main stables available when needed (except when the farm's mares are there for grooming).

The price for colt pasture does not include your own tack room facilities, if you require this you will need full board. Feel free to contact us for inquiries!