All that takes up a whole lot of valuable space that you would probably enjoy using for more interesting things than stockpiling manure. For me, that first small acreage experience was over 30 years ago, but the process of working out a useful horse manure management option led me on the ...
:-) --- Below is an image my friend (and WFA member) Julie Pettitt shared with me a number of years ago. It shows 3 distinct stages of horse manure breakdown. There are many more in-between stages of course, but this is a great illustration of how fresh, aged, and much older ...