Our Facility
Located off of Wilson Blvd.
Bordered by two canals, the farm features a
large 225’ X 100’ hunter/jumper arena with a variety of jumps as
well as footing (screenings) suitable for upper level jumping. **There is excellent drainage both in the
arena and around the entire property during the summer months!
A
horse’s safety and happiness are #1 and #2 here at TikiGator Farm.
We strive to have a horse-friendly facility, as well as
comfortable rooms for our equine tenants.
Our brand new barn, built in early 2007, was constructed on a solid
concrete pad and consists of 12X12 fully matted stalls with automatic
waterers. There is an automatic misting
system, as well as a fly system in each stall.
The barn was designed with the horse in mind. Heavy gauge bullwire
allows horses to see out from all sides, encourages increased airflow, yet
provides a safe barrier between neighbors.
All stalls have individual adjoining paddocks, approximately
16’X60’, behind the barn.
Front:
Back:
We also try our best to provide our horses and our
client’s horses with a safe living environment. Our fencing consists of wire mesh fence on
wood posts around the perimeter of the farm to prevent outsiders from coming
onto the property. The fences dividing
the paddocks are hotwire, however only the safest highest quality fencing was
used. A special thank you to Julie, at
Double J Fencing, for her help and advice on our purchase of Centaur Fence.
Centaur Fencing is similar to ordinary high-tensile electric
fence wire, yet superior in quality and safety due to its horse-friendly
co-polymer coating. If
a horse ever got their head or leg thru the fence, it would not cut the horse
like traditional wire, electric tape, and braided rope has been known to
do. The fence is also electrified to
deter rubbing, leaning, and contact with other horses. The fence is supported by T-posts. Although there have been reports of horses
sustaining injuries having been turned out in an area with the bare steel
posts, we have done our research and found the makers of T-Sleeves. A PVC sleeve that covers and caps the entire
metal T-Post, not only providing the fence with a modern and professional
appearance, but eliminating the possibility of injury due to a horse kicking,
rolling near, or brushing against the bare metal T-post. In the near future, we hope to have the
entire cross fencing consist of Centaur Fencing for the security and safety of
our horses, and the horses we board here at TiKiGator
Farm.
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