EQN 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Landscape Design, Site Analysis, Overgrazing

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Equine
• Course: EQN 2150
• Professor: Katrina Merkies

Document Summary

Land and the purchase and development of it: Problems of barns (land-base): manure: stinks, turnout space, mud, structure vs mechanical soil. Fixes: management practices rotate horses, manmade fixes (amendment) put sand where its muddy, spread manure sell it burn it. Management, but if plan and design well, wont be as hard to manage. Must fix problems for horse health, cosmetics, safety. Biophysical considerations: topography: lay of land -> grades/slopes, erosion/saturation, aspect (how it faces: n,s,e,o, wind sun etc, climate: pattern of wind, precipitation, sun. Can make micro-climates (control how much wind, sun, snow buildup get: hydrology: water courses, where get well. Well big enough for firefighting purposes: soils: structural+ mechanical (sandy loam is good, geology, vegetation: type, scale, function ex could help prevent snow build up. Cultural considerations: land size, zoning: (zoned for permitted use. What can and cannot do with property in that area).