Myrtle Point Stables

11/01/2025

So pretty 🩷❄️

07/01/2025

❄️❄️ Snow Day!! A few boarders came out to enjoy some of the snow today with their ponies.

Hope you are all staying warm and safe with the winter weather! Find some joy in today 🩷

26/12/2024

Merry Christmas from our little barn! ❣️

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!! We're grateful for the wonderful horses and community that make our barn a happy place to be 🩷

30/10/2024

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15/09/2024

29/08/2024

We have a rare pasture board opening for a mature, easy going gelding for 10/1

Myrtle Point Stables is located in Mechanicsville, easy access off 295 & near beautiful Historic Polegreen Church

Pasture board is $400/mo. and includes:
- Hay
- Run in Shed
- 2x Daily Feedings of Owner Provided Feed/Supplements/Meds
- Use of all facility amenities: trailer parking, tack room w/ bathroom, mid-size sand arena with lights, large grass riding arena, wash rack w/ hot & cold water
- Outside insured trainers are welcome!

Message to schedule a tour!

15/08/2024

2023 compost is cookin! Will be ready for spring 2025 💩

22/06/2024

Pretty Friday evening 💕

29/05/2024

When I leave the property as the sun goes down, it often catches my eye how beautiful the pastures are at this time

Love this warmer weather 💕

12/04/2024

❗This is the LAST weekend we are selling our compost this year - message us to schedule a pick up time on saturday!

💩 2 year aged & turned compost from 🐎 manure, pine shavings, and hay. No herbicides used

SATURDAY 4/13 - $20 for all you can haul away in one trip, we're available to help with the tractor if needed 🚜

Mechanicsville 23116 - shoot us a message for address and to set up a time

05/04/2024

Springtime evening sunshine is always so beautiful 💙🌺

05/04/2024

💩 2 year aged & turned compost from 🐎 manure, pine shavings, and hay. No herbicides used

SATURDAY 4/6 - $20 for all you can haul away, we're available to help with the tractor if needed 🚜

Mechanicsville 23116 - shoot us a message for address and to set up a time

02/04/2024

Our very own "Lightning" is a star 😂 fun April fools joke our boarder Desi was featured in!

27/03/2024

Lets talk compost 💩😍

Horses produce a LOT of manure, so farms have to come up with a proper management plan to be a good neighbor to the community. Manure piles can easily be composted with the right conditions - moisture, air, and food (manure/wood shavings/hay) We use a tractor once a week to turn the three piles we have to add oxygen and increase the internal temperature.

"When done correctly, composting decreases the volume of waste, kills parasitic eggs & larvae, & destroys w**d seeds." (UMass Ag)

How do you know when your compost is 'ready'? When the piles have been allowed to age, the manure turns into a rich soil full of nutrients. And when you look at it, you can no longer tell what the contents of the pile used to be.

"Compost maturity has important implications for plant growth. Mature compost does not compete with plants for nutrients that may already be limiting. If unfinished compost is mixed into the soil, the aerobic microbes may compete with plants for essential nutrients, stunting growth or killing the plants. In addition, immature compost is likely to be relatively high in fatty acids that are toxic to plants." (Texas Agricultural Extension)

Our three piles in the photo below are in different stages of maturity. The oldest pile on the right is 2 years old and ready to use. The middle is still maturing and when you look close, hay and manure is still recognizable. The pile on the left is this year's pile and is still a lot of raw material.

Composting is a great way to manage the large amount of manure horses create and is a wonderful addition to gardens when it is properly aged. 🐎

14/03/2024

It has been an absolutely beautiful week of spring weather, perfect for getting out and spending time with the ponies!

One of our pastures was getting some work done to remove some invasive vines, which meant a fun opportunity for boarders to ride horses in a different field :)