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.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

There isn't a big step from there to a trellis and from a trellis to a trellis with a swing under it and from there to a small pergola over a swing area...
White oak split rail hitching post leads to white oak or cedar split rail yard corners.
Inside the tack room for some of these farms is another whole area to decorate....

 

[Nature Man]

There has to be a need for horse accessory storage of bits, bridals, saddles, etc. Saw a program recently where a guy had devised a rack for spurs. I don't own any horses, nor have I ever lived on a farm. Chuck

 

[Mr. Peet]

Wishing wells to be put over actual well heads, both decorative and useful.

 

[Greenacres2]

Tack boxes can get pretty high-end, and seem to be a status symbol for horse-showing. No personal experience, but a few years ago i saw pictures of somebody's project, then lost about 4 hours looking at a ton of pictures. If one can penetrate that market with the appropriate skill set--a client base will follow i think. (beyond my skill set!!)