If you want to slow down the amount of urination, stop feeding alfalfa. Horses urinate more fed alfalfa versus grass hay.

Thank you all for your variations of what might work and Oh well thats life as we know it. How true. Yes we have tried many of the options , Just wanted to throw this one out there to see some other ideas. Happy trials to you all Reebock

Since this has been a long term problem, you might consider a variation of the "french drain." Dig out as much of the urine saturated soil as possible, then refill the hole with different sized rocks, ending with small gravel. On top of this, add a layer of dry-stall, if you can place rubber mats over this, so much the better, you may have to drill some 1/2" holes over the spot, to facilitate drainage past the mats. Then, lift the mats to add more dry-stall, the urine will drain through the dry-stall and rocks, greatly reducing the urine smell... save the saturated soil, and add it to your compost pile, it's saturated with nitrogen, and will make anything grow ;-)

Here's an option...it's called Dry-Stall....bee-bee sized pellets that act as an aggregate which promotes drainage...depending on your area...and soil...leave the Dry-Stall in as it will create a base and make it less troublesome to handle the cleaning...40# bags run less than 10 bucks and last (depending) on the soil, climate, and time of year (covered or open stall) around 2 weeks before needin' another bag...Local Feed Stores should have it...Good Luck Phil

Well, I think you're stuck with this, you can't change their habits. My 3 horses are stalled every night, and after cleaning their stalls, the first thing they do when put in the stalls is pee!! At which point I give them a lecture on the lines of : You could have done that outside and saved me some work!!!! It falls on deaf ears. Kind of a msrk your territory thing. Also, the last thing I do before bed each night is go to the barn and check on my horses, at which point all 3 pee in unison, in fact, any time I go to the barn they participate in this ritual. Now I know some of you are thinking "dont go to the barn at night dummy!! But I have found that if a horse is going to colic, it is usually at night, hence my nightly trip out there. So if the choice is a little extra work cleaning stalls or an undiscovered colic, I choose the extra work every time. Keep that manure fork handy!!! Adele

So sorry for your problem, but I can relate. My new gelding used to be stalled at night, and apparently did his business in his stall. His new stall I covered in ABM bedding by Eagle valley, and since he goes in the exact same spot - just before breakfast, by the way! - I know where to pick every morning. The ABM is great because it is not only easy to care for, but eliminates the amonia smell. All you do is pick up the wet, toss it with the dry, and the dry absorbs the wet stuff. It is also warm, soft and low dust. Now that he has access to his paddock, I am noticing he's peeing outside - thanks the Lord!

Well I don't know if this works, but my old ridding instructor who raised many horses over the years said they would put down kitty litter in the area they wanted the horses to weeee on and it worked for them. You might give that a try. Champ21

Mee too~ the muddy pee pit my 26yo Percheron mare makes only in the stall. She has access to the field 24~7 but comes in to Pee and poop but does poop outside at times. I personally feel like she does this so as to keep her "food" the grass clean. She doesn't pee in the rolling holes which are sand nor will she pee under a tree. Now the "boys" have pines in their pasture with lots of pine needles as does the Perch. mare and the boys pee under the trees. In over a year, since I moved here, the boys have never peed or pooped in their stalls. So, I keep refilling the pee pit with dirt as needed and just live with it. I've tried moving poop but that works best with young horses in stalls as we did on the track. Has no affect on the others. If I close the stall they go RIGHT INFRONT OF THE STALL DOOR which is worse to me since I have to clean it before I can get in and then have a hole there. Horsey Depends might work! LOL

Thank you all for repling so far. Its not the pooooo thats so bother some its the weeeeeeee creating a swamp that inturn goes to a hole which soon ends up deep and deeper. Its actually two different geldings ( i know this will sure git the comments) The are in 20x60 paddocks with stalls. Im talking seperate stalls. I am a proud member of Manure Movers of America and wouldnt trade it for the world. I have never had this problem so bad until recently. Not sure why this is but I thought Id put the question to the test. Yes I have a gelding that can hit the feeder just fine but its not on the menu.. Ill just keep trying different things and see what will work. Thanks all REE

Many, Many yrs ago I worked for a fancy arabian barn. There were 24 horses in the barn in stalls all day long. I could spotlessly clean every one of those 24 stalls in an hour and a half because literally every one of those horses did their business in the far right corner of the stall. It was amazing. Their secret was to start by putting one pile from the horse next door into the corner and then when cleaning always leave one pile in the corner as a "starter" pile. I have known many other horses this works with in my life, but never since have I seen an entire barn so trained. I have played with the same method over the years with my own horses. Success has varied among horses. As I never leave my horses stalled for long periods of time it is harder to work out. Some horses seem very easy and others like to 'stir the pot' so to speak. My 42 yr old pony (who I lost 2 months ago) used to hobble all the way across the pasture just to go in his shed, then hobble back out again. On a different perspective, When it gets to seeming endless, when your back hurts and it's cold and wet out and you start to think manure will never end..... Remember, there are millions of people in the world that will never know the smell of a horse on a warm day, never hear the munching of hay, never feel the freedom of riding with the wind, or hear that good morning nickering. I can't help but count it a privledge to have some manure in my life!