Paddock

Paddock ( English from Old English pearroc, Middle English parroc - Fence ',' paddock ',' pen ') is a common and in Germany technical term from the horses. It refers to the fenced outlet for horses without grass, which is mostly fixed.

Function

Paddocks are horses in times when they can not be on the pasture, for example outside the grazing period in winter, provide at least a limited possibility of movement. Paddocks require relatively little effort and cleaning the horse is the rider anytime soon available. The Paddock can attached to the stall area and for the horse at all times be accessible ( Paddockbox ), but it can also, like the willow, are located near the barn, so that the horse is brought to the paddock and from there back into the barn has to be retrieved.

In paddocks, as well as on paddocks, horses should not stand alone. It should - be several horses simultaneously allows the spout to its respective Paddock - due to the need of the horse after social contacts.

Ground

Because of the strong stress on the bottom of paddocks must be particularly shatter-proof. Therefore, he gets a special structure consisting of several layers: usually followed by a laid under the sole drainage a supporting layer of initially coarse material (gravel, Split) with up increasingly finer grit of a separating layer of pavement, grass pavers or special mats joins. The conclusion is the final layer of sand. Due field is often used in various grain sizes, for example, in the Eifel instead of gravel and sand lava as support, separation and footing.

Increasingly on paddocks that are attached directly to the stall barn, paving with rubber paving stones or concrete composite pavement.

Paddocks with natural soil are in the cold year mostly to " mud paddocks ".