These were interesting, especially when somebody explained to us what they were for:

"Lunging, sometimes known as longing, is a very useful training tool. When lunging a horse, the handler controls the horse by using aids that ask the horse to move faster or slower, bend on a circle or move closer to or farther away from you.

Aids include the lunge rope and your body language. By lunging your horse, you are given the ability to watch it from the ground, so you can monitor its movement, soundness and natural frame. Lunging before a ride can decrease the inherent risk of riding a hot horse, therefore increasing your safety. However, lunging incorrectly can be very dangerous for both you and your horse. Except for key commands do not rely on your voice. horses do not pay attention to your voice unless you've trained them specifically."

Not much has changed here. It is a bit more overgrown.

This is a little puzzle. In 2016, somebody had started removing the wooden frame. You can see that on the left.

Now, somebody seems to be trying to repair it, somewhat cack-handedly, I have to say, but there is certainly more wood now than there was.

Finally, lets go and revisit the stables...

By now you can probably guess what we are going to find. In 2016 you could see the buildings were mostly intact. The lower panels had been removed for firewood. That was all.