1) is there something other than a wheelbarrow to lug around manure, I have to bring it down a steep hill, and I'm not strong at all, so what can I use instead.

2) should I put my horse in training? he is 5.5, pretty good for his age, does have the occasional hyper day, but they're predictable and i can ride through it. We do dressage and jumping (not sure if I want to do jumpers or hunters yet). My horse knows some of the easier moves turn on the forehand/haunches, shoulder in, shoulder out etc. My instructor taught me how to do them on him, and we learned together. same for jumping we learned together a year ago for 4 months or so. And we did pretty well, considering. He is such a good boy:). but we stopped and are just getting into it again since he's 6 in a couple months. I'm just wondering because I want to join the college eventing team if I should put him in training and have him be trained to jump and some more advanced dressage moves. My trainer would also take him on trails and bring him to shows to get exposed. Then he could teach me instead of us learning together and we/I would probably progress faster. He'd be 40 minutes away, I'd only see him once a week though. We did pretty well when we learned together, so what do you think?

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1. bucket
2. up to you and what level you want to do

1. Well here is something :) http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalo…
Its a gator. You can put the manure in the back of it and drive it down the hill. And something cheaper would be to get an attachment for a lawn mower. It hooks up to the back and you drive it down. If you have a regular ole lawn mower you can use this: http://www.lowes.com/pd_227858-542-PCT-1…

2. If you think it would help, put him in training for a month and see how it goes. It couldn't hurt.

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3. And yes, that is completely ridiculous for pasture board.

I would always suggest learning with the horse if he is trained and you don't know the ques you could ruin it in the first week you have him back learn together or take lots of lessons while he is being trained and I know that in my area $360 for pasture board is a lot if they do no cleaning and it is expensive even if they do only places that have really good trainers that require you to take lessons or have the horse in training charge that amount and the lessons and/or training would be separate just to clarify

You can get garden carts that have the wheels located near the middle of the barrow on both sides that make moving manure very easy. I searched "garden cart and easy". This is just an example:
Wheelbarrow Versatility in a Back-Saving Garden Cart
Thanks to its center-mounted wheels, this rugged garden cart is stable and easy to maneuver, even when hauling loads up to 300 lbs. Its unique design allows the front to tip all the way to the ground while the wheels stay put — that means you can scoop heavy stones or logs into the cart instead of lifting them. The polyethylene "tub" is great for mixing wet soil or cement, will never rust, and rinses clean in a jiffy.

Big, 20" pneumatic wheels roll easily over uneven ground
Steel frame supports 300 lbs — yet weighs just 30 pounds!
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If you have the money then I would send him for training (esp this time of year--start with 60 days and see what you get--get recommendations and watch the trainer before sending him).

Re the boarding fees--the amount charged depends on the area you are in, the facilities available to you (ring and quality of pasture, trails, number of other horses in pasture with yours, etc.), and things like the land taxes and mortgage on the property.

Good luck with your horse.

The wheelbarrow is probably the easiest. Unless you can find a cart and have something motorized pull it.
I pay 350. a month for pasture board Which includes: feed, hay when needed (there is tons of grass in the summer), They will blanket her when it's cold. there is shelter to go in. They will bring her into the barn and stay with her until I get there if she were to get sick or injured. And no I don't have to clean out the pasture. She's with 7 other girls anyway. How would I know which poop was hers. lol