BUILDING A HORSE CORRAL on our HOMESTEAD

We begin to prepare for our two paint horses to arrive early spring! Our homestead is going to get a huge renovation outdoors adding fencing, barn build, corral, feed barn etc. We are beginning by building the horse corral so we can beat the winter freezing grounds and get these posts in. We are supporting a local homesteading family who is milling us the wooden slates we need to join the posts. Follow our journey as we prepare the homestead!
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[@daisyy99]

I enjoy reading others comments. Your viewers have a wealth of experience. I am a senior been disabled due to an accident for a year. I grew up with a farming family. People who dove in and fixed things, constructed things, lots of animals. I enjoy your family and your life style so much. The scenery is gorgeous.

[@dianeconnors6263]

I can't believe how far you guys have come in your lives❤. When I started watching you, it was all about your trailer that you were refurbishing. And now... look where you are!! A new house, a whole new self-built kitchen & pantry, firewood house, new horses my gosh, sooo much more!❤❤❤❤

[@eileenmetzkow7748]

Pouring Cement in the post holes would be a good idea. To keep them from shifting due to wet ground when it rains. Nice you have neighbors who are willing to help. 😁😁😁🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@alicejump2290]

Everyone’s dream, as a girl I drew horses and read books about horses! Glad to see you making it happen!

[@russellhunter6341]

2 acres per horse, 1 for grazing, the other for regrowth so you can alternate the grazing. The coral will become a mud hole. Good luck.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Yes we will have a substrate in the corral and we know what space is required

[@denisetarabori553]

I enjoy seeing you and Phil’s exhilaration of getting ready for your horses!! You are all going to enjoy them so much. I’m happy for you. ❤

[@juliahelland6488]

I absolutely love horses and have owned several over my life. They bring much joy and of course much work and expense. I recommend getting a good how to and common health care book. Fun reading over the winter and put together a home 1st aid vet kit. 💯❣️

[@marianfrances4959]

YAY!!! Elsha, your new craft-show hat is perfect for you! It's SO exciting to see that corral beginning. I'm proud to be part of the barn fundraiser, too. 👍😎🇨🇦💃🕺🤸‍♂️🤸🐎🐎💜

[@ellenmorrell8332]

Be prepared, horses are a lot of work! I had two also. You can’t start training to ride for a couple years. But get. them use to halter and leading. Lunging I wish you all the best!🐴🐴

[@Oldebookworm]

I have had horses for years. They are expensive to feed and need lots of work if cared for properly. Do your research. Be sure you find a good vet and good farrier

[@rhondag8128]

Congratulations English Family on your new addition of the horses, I am not sure if they are green meaning untrained but their is a man named Steve Young here on KZbin and he is a universal treasure for all things horses, he is definitely a horse whisperer, watching his videos will give you so much knowledge and insight into a horses thinking. I am so happy for your family.

[@kaz6655]

Idea for your next craft show. All those bottles you find maybe you could do something with them to sell.

[@Jo.H.]

Exciting times, preparing your homestead for London and Hudson. They will have a beautiful home with your family

[@melindareeves58]

A old timer here in Tennessee told us to give our chickens warm water in the winter and it help to keep your chickens laying in the winter. And it seemed to work ours laid all winter

[@traceewales8422]

Suggest getting a post driver…it’s totally worth it!

[@gisellejones1139]

Your headband looks great!!

[@debbiewalters706]

So excited for you to be getting your horses!! Your ear warmer you bought at the craft fair looks great & matches your coat perfectly!

[@jeanthobaben]

Love your knitted hair band from the craft show!

[@heidiavera5071]

I am so excited 😆 for you a wonderful barn beautiful horses 🐎 and a corral woot woot

[@ellenmorrell8332]

I’m so proud of you and Phillip! I remember those days.❤️😘

[@kellyallen3798]

Your new headband is so cute!

[@StellaElan]

The boulders can be used to upscale your landscaping, lucky!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

We had the man helping us out it near where the gate will be as a keepsake :)

[@pamlatulippe8665]

Your happiness about the horses is so exciting.My Dad loves horse so we were raised with them and my sister has one still.We loved the freedom they gave us as teenagers we lived very rural and we would go for hours on the horses back then nobody worried about us as long as we got home before dark.

[@melodytwitchell4898]

Hi totally cool. English family you all deserve a little fun having horses. It's alot work and have to ride every day for excised them ..loves

[@ssoley2097]

Congratulations on the new additions to the homestead!!!🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@cherylwells3137]

So excited for you all!! You beautiful homestead is coming along!!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you!!

[@patpocchio895]

Be sure to dump a bag of cement with each post horses will lean and rub on posts they can be destructive

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Yeah for sure we are

[@patriciagoudeau8908]

I’m so happy for you guys your view is so beautiful I love all your spruce trees 🌲 can’t wait to see the snow in them.

[@theresawaldron883]

I love the excitement about your corral and Phillips over the eggs. I do wanna let Phil know that hens produce little to no eggs during the colder ir winter months. Im sure the rooster wasnt consuming the eggs. Lol i love your family. Enjoy and look forward to your youtube vlogs. Hugz from Pa. Looking forward to your continued journey....

[@chantico2543]

These horses will have hit the jackpot! I know they will be well loved and cared for.Thank you so very much for sharing your lives with us.❤❤❤

[@ElysiaEnglish]

You are so kind made my day

[@michelkleban1645]

How awesome, I can see it now!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@reneelittle7464]

I can't wait to see your gorgeous property with horses on it! I hope the weather permits you getting everything ready before they arrive. I've always wanted horses but knew I could never afford to give them the proper time and care they deserve. Luckily, I grew up with friends who had horses so I was able to ride and help care for hers.

[@mariaprats6245]

Beautiful, I can wait to see the finish product you will also need to have coats for the horses and a roof for them to take cover. We use to have lots of "PasoFino " horses we have to sell them because we are too old to ride or take care of them we cried our hearts out when that happened but it was the best thing to do for us and for the horses, enjoy them you deserve every minute of your joy.

[@robinbowman2464]

Wonderful.......bless you busy productive folks.

[@kathyroman1539]

That is so incredible it’s going to look amazing congratulations

[@melindaivey4772]

It's looking good!

[@Hollybank5]

I love seeing your excitement as your dreams come true !! It’s going to be so beautiful; and I’m looking forward to watching your journey in horse raising !! ❤😘

[@candacewitt260]

Happy you’re doing what you ❤️

[@tinachambers4887]

Cool beans friends have a day love from TEXAS

[@marystrenke3050]

This is exciting!!! I did not see this coming🤣 Horses are so therapeutic. We couldn't afford one but my daughter seemed to need one. When she married and had children she got involved in equine therapy.

[@patpocchio895]

We did fencing with 98 posts and a post hole diggers it looked like a giant cork screw make sure you dig deep enough also our horse broke fence. Boards all the time we did a basket weave style

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Yes an auger works great but we love where it’s very rocky so this is actually easier and more cost effective for this project for us

[@lovingmayberry307]

I always enjoy the drone footage soooo much! You have a beautiful property! 🤟💙

[@shstuff52]

AWESOME!!! This is GREAT!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@Emmaandlucy743]

Very happy for your family!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you so much❤️

[@kellyallen3798]

Wow. I like watching you guys more than Heartland!

[@jeanielipskey1272]

So excited for ya! Looking good.

[@Eva_SunshineThriftFinds]

Excited to see you wearing your new ear warmer head band!

[@alysiachristensen5475]

Exciting!!!

[@sarahdoherty8581]

You guys have come so far ! So proud of you guys and so happy to watch you living your dreams ! Not so sunny here in Ontario, enjoy it guys ❤️

[@gertgerenser1975]

This is so exciting to watch you build your dreams! Just ordered a set of horses! Thanks for sharing! Many blessings to you and your family!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@annejimenez805]

You are Always working! Fantastic! Hope you Can finish on Time before the heavy snow falls.

[@2Peachcobler]

I’ve always been told that chicken will not lay eggs when their feet are wet. I think you cleaning out the barn and putting new bedding in there is what did the trick. I would think you would have to put your post in deeper than 24 inches? I live a lot further south than you do and I have to do 36 inches otherwise the freeze then thaw from the ice and causes our post to rise.

[@arlettedumais5776]

I thought the same thing when I heard 24 inches.

[@naomiwest7556]

You'll have to do a glass hunt on your trails so that the horses don't step on any broken bottles.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

yes for sure

[@elizabethpugh2685]

I am excited for you too. I notice you wearing your new headband from the craft show

[@ElysiaEnglish]

so warm!

[@SpiritAscending]

Yay! Progress! 💖💖💖

[@dansetzer1454]

Cyd in MD. Love the ear wrap. I'm ear sensitive to wind too. You look great in it.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Oh thank you!

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

I hope this is a barn for at least four horses because you KNOW they will want one for everyone. It’ll be a few years before you can ride these, so maybe you should also get four older horses. A barn for six?

[@duval2732]

Great job! Beautiful! 🤗

[@JillyBean70]

with the wind that you get there...maybe look into mics......exciting times ahead !! ♥♥

[@sylviacresswell5557]

I was thinking the same, sometimes hard to hear what Elysia is saying, luv you guys

[@shirlz2006]

These horses will have a great life with your family and I know you would have done a lot of research before deciding to make them an addition to your family the only bit of advise I can give is maybe if at all possible start having riding lessons when the weather warms as it will make the journey a lot easier as a green rider and a green horse (inexperienced) .can be hard.NOT saying this to be negative but from personal experience . I hope you have a truly wonderful experience with your new additions to the family when they arrive

[@DWDinAtlanta]

WOW! It's just the beginning of everything to come! Once the posts are in the ground and the barn is up, painting those slats in the barn will be a snap! It will keep you out of the weather, snow & rain, until spring. Do you know anyone around that grows hay? That would be a huge help with the barn floor & the chicken coup! HUGS~Donna

[@nancymayberry27]

Makes you absolutely wonder what else is there with all the bottles you found in the woods! Evidently you should find some really old stuff. Philip, you're getting behind on the posts! 😆 lol

[@gailkroth4951]

enjoy

[@elizabetha2056]

Love your headband! When I saw you buy it I hoped I'd see you wear it! So cute! God Bless from a Great Gran in MN

[@sunmoonstars2272]

Also a big fenced area so they can run…..

[@kellyallen3798]

I have to tell you a funny story. When Philip jumped down from the atv it reminded me of a time when I was at work and the ac was blowing directly at me. I got on a desk to redirect the ceiling vent. When I went to get down, I meant to do what Philip did but I somehow got my heels, yes I got up on a desk in heels, stuck in the hem of my skirt! I can't stop laughing as I type this. My legs did not straighten out and I fell right to the ground. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nothing hurt. I was young. Lol

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

Awesome video you two. Wow.

[@Rebelhomeland]

A post hole digger would have been amazing. Hand ones are so brutally hard to use. But much more efficient than digging up that much earth & require no cement. Actully if it's done by even a pto driven tractor ppl. don't use cement. It's not nessary at all with a post hole dug properly. We finally invested in a gas powered one. But it takes alot of strength & physical power to run it as well. The tamping in of a fence post is the most important part, not cement. All the dirt you take out,needs to be tamped back in by hand & a hand tamper. It's time consuming but very important.

[@cdh2328]

Wow you guys don’t waste any time!

[@dtruetheeness]

Fun ahead!

[@rrhonii]

Great video guys 🥰🥰🥰

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you 🤗

[@lauradyer8532]

But first let's play on the quad. Lol Who new a quad could have so many uses. 🤟

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Exactly!

[@heathermacleod7068]

Soooo exciting 😊

[@bs6281]

See you have your have your new headband from x as market, very nice

[@judyjerman5562]

I love your new ear warmer you bought at the craft show! I might have to look up that pattern, or one similar, to make for myself. Congrats on the horses! They are such beautiful animals.

[@lisacarelli6636]

I love the boys at the craft show. Great job! So excited for you guys about the horses. I grew up with horses was the most beautiful memories of my childhood. P.S. where do you get the energy? Lol 🤟

[@barbaracarlson1331]

Hope you don’t have to be near your septic system. I’m sure this will be a lovely area too! Excited for you all!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

It’s hundred of feet away from here

[@barbaracarlson1331]

In our area we have such strict rules and we had to put down a new well to get it far enough away from our septic field. Major expensive. So glad you don’t have to worry about that!!

[@deborahhope9094]

Thanks!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

thank you so much for the support!

[@Rebelhomeland]

Have you ever had horses before? Do yourself a favor & at least invest in a post hole digger. Even by hand would be much better than how much ground you are disturbing. That much dirt lossened is going to cause a problem. It only needs to be a little wider than the post & all the dirt has to be tamped back in you take out to stand straight & secure. There are proably some great utube videos on how to drive & set post holes. Its important to do it properly. To keep the animals in. You won't believe how easily horses can get out & even jump fences. There strength is amazing.

[@annrae1597]

Stain your fence don't paint it...that way when it wears away you don't have peeling paint just restain it.I did that to my porch floor and it's so much easier than scraping bubbling paint.

[@utoniaraaf7367]

Congratulations on being new horse owners! I was raised on horses, a buck skin n quarter horses. I miss them so much! Will you build a tack n feed rooms? Do you plan on having water n lights there? Good luck!

[@Wendy-qv3sb]

Hi Elysia just curious: Is there anybody in your family that has experience riding horses?

[@sarahnortheastenglanduk6276]

Yes, I was wondering the same.

[@diamondfire42]

Are you securing the posts with concrete? Thank God for good neighbors! It looks great!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

We paid him as a contractor to come help

[@kathyroman1539]

Where are you?????? We want to see lolol

[@laurenmmendoza3215]

Super excited for you! Hoping Winter weather holds off a bit longer while you are working on these outdoor projects! Interesting that you are planning on going with white fencing. Are you not concerned about it getting dirty looking? Also wondering what color you are planning to paint the barn? Will you stay with the charcoal grey, or go with a red pop of color?

[@robinbowman2464]

Make sure the horse manure won't leach into your brooke when it rains etc.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

barn wont be near the brook

[@ninirossau2304]

that boulder will be great for when you have goats!!! cant wait to see what else you get. chickens,ducks and now horses. what animal is coming next.

[@hayleymarks2879]

Looks like you for sure need a tractor now!

[@bs6281]

Noticed there is still bits of wood from wood pile, we used to pick up those bits and put in a bucket as kindling. Waste not

[@ElysiaEnglish]

yes we are racking them up but were trying to beat the frost for the post install

[@shawnmorymcmillion]

Look up Mustang Million Dollar Makeover on KZbin. Also, you will need one large round pen for training and a secondary pasture/corral for hanging out.

[@susancarroll7697]

You might want to think about what that coral will look like once the horses are in there. There will be no grass and it will be dirt and mud that you are looking at all the time. I wouldn’t want that in front of that beautiful brook view.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

It will not be dirt in it this is just us leveling out the land

[@hnycreek]

This is so cool! I'm wondering, are you going to fence in a nice space for your dogs? I miss seeing them!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

We have lots of porcupines here so yea they need to be fenced

[@juliahelland6488]

Remember don't build too close to your septic and leave room for a replacement when your current septic fails. Unfortunately septic systems don't last forever!😒 Life expectancy is 20-30 years. Only intended as helpful info! 💯❣️

[@brookep8799]

👍😁

[@debrawildrick9601]

Hi Guys, So excited that you will be getting horses..I love them. While watching this video, I heard a song playin in the background.. Can you tell me who sang it or the name of the song? I would love to hear more. It is at the time stamp around 5:52. Can you check for me? I love the song. Much appreciated.

[@debrawildrick9601]

I FOUND the song!!! Yippee! It is: Don't Let This Go, by Peter Crosby I love Phils or Your taste in music! Thanks much! I love horses too. lol

[@chipper841]

Is that the ocean in background??? I would have asked the tractor operator to use the big blade scoop to pound your fence posts in.

[@melaniepoulton6738]

Looks amazing-will the barn door be facing the wind or away from the wind on your property?

[@dsparks149]

❤️🥰

[@judyhaines1227]

What's happened I haven't seen a new video in a week now??

[@lynnstarr8573]

Speaking from experience…if you don’t set the posts in a cement bed, they will eventually rot in the ground/dirt.

[@lynnstarr8573]

That is so kind of you. I am sorry but I don’t know how to use telegram, so please pass the gift to another for me. I find you and your family truly amazing!

[@earthrider700]

That's great. Are you familiar with equine care?

[@andrewmichels7804]

Great question🙄😬😦

[@lynngliottone2812]

I hope so!! Horses are a huge responsibility. Most folks don't even realize too much green grass can cause them to founder. The expense is also huge. And remember these are huge animals that can hurt you if you are inexperienced at handling and training.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you for your concerns but we aren’t the first people to acquire horse and understand what’s ahead and what experience is needed. I challenge you to watch our journey and see the wonderful life we and the horses will have together.

[@Voirreydirector]

@@ElysiaEnglish yup, it’s a steep learning curve, but it’s totally attainable. I have seen lots of folks fail at farming, but horse enthusiasts who are willingly going all out are the kind of folks that make it more often than not.

[@lynngliottone2812]

Didn't intent to sound pompous...lol. just had horses for 30 years and didn't want you to be shocked. I'm sure you will do great. Looking forward to their arrival!!