All you need to begin with is a piece of land just big enough for the horse to walk about. Depending on the horse, about 50 m2 is actually enough, as long as you exercise the horse otherwise. Fence it off so the horse isn't able to go places where you don't want it to be. Like your rose garden, for example.
Unless you live in Siberia, just an open shelter that keeps the rain and wind off, should do, because in winter the horse will grow a thick coat. A horse grows fur depending on the temperature its exposed to. One thing we like to forget, is that animals are not human beings. Just because we feel uncomfortable, doesn't mean they do.
It would be good, if you had a place to dump the horse poo regularly, but maybe just ask around the neighbours, who might be happy to use the poo to fertilize their gardens. They might even be grateful, because its actually not cheap to buy. Around here, where we live, there are several neighbours we call the 'poo collectors', because they come here with their wheel barrows every few weeks and clean up the section.
If it is really your front yard, meaning you live right there, its probably okay for you to put a bucket of water there that you can fill up every day. Otherwise its more convenient to install a self watering place.
Under the shelter you put a trough for his pellets and make a corner for his hay. All you need to do now, is source a place you can buy those nearby.
How much to feed to the horse is of course different for every one. Best is to try it out. Start by giving him/her about 1 liter of pellets twice a day and as much hay as it eats. The horse will generally not eat more hay than it needs. feeding too much hay is not a problem, feeding too much pellets or oats can be a problem, because they contain a lot of protein. Too much protein can be bad for horses.
Also, too much 'energy food' (pellets or oats) may have a similar effect on the horse as alcohol on a human being, making them drunk-like and unpredictable/harder to handle.
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