Decorating Horse Farms (w/ pic)

[bradleyheathhays]

Hey everybody. I'm in the heart of horse country here in Kentucky and I'm lucky enough to have some inroads to some prominent farms. Basically my buddies on these farms know I'm a woodworker and are saying 'show me what ya got.' Secret thing is...I don't really have that much (shhh). Recently I made the garden obelisk pictured below and put it on my buddy's property.

What I'd really like to get into is making things, anything they might want for the farms themselves. Does anyone have pictures or ideas about what kind of ornamental structures would be appropriate for horse farms? I don't imagine I could provide anything actually functional because all that stuff is already covered (I assume) so the best place for me to aim is 'ornamental.' I brought the below pictured obelisk out to my buddy's farm but the only place it looked right was in the house yard.

I'm def open to your suggestions as to what make and entertain my buddies with.

Thanks a ton!

PS. I think I spoke too soon because I've already had someone suggest great things I can make that actually ARE useful to daily operations. I suppose I'm thinking along the lines of something one farm owner would see and think, hey, I want that on my farm. I'm thinking something unique, but anything that would sell works for me.

 

[joshvegas]

That's not a farm.

Where's the mud... And dung.

 

[Tris]

Saddle stands? Some of those can be very decorative

 

[bradleyheathhays]

Good question there joshvegas. Some of these horse farms are thousands of acres so there's lots of parts to them. Usually they have 5-10 different houses and other various large structures on them. The farm pictured is a bit smaller than some coming in at just under 400 acres. I believe there are two horses in the background there.

Thanks for the idea Tris. Wish I did carving but I don't see me getting into that anytime soon. Would you happen to have an example picture of a decorative horse stand?

 

[Cabinetman]

How about saddle racks, also bridle racks, these are to my design. Retired now. Made in solid European Oak with water based poly varnish.
I also had a range of foldable saddle stands if this is the sort of thing you are interested in.
Ian

 

[shelmo]

What about a boot holder?

 

[Cabinetman]

What about a boot holder?

I was about to say that they don’t get much rain there, but thought I had better check. They get more than twice what I get in Lincolnshire lol.
Maybe gun racks?