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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Nov 12, 2013 14:47:04 GMT
Who has these? Looking for do's/don'ts, what you wish you'd done and what you're glad you did, layouts, materials, etc. Any info greatly appreciated
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Post by jeni17 on Nov 12, 2013 15:45:36 GMT
There were some put up at the yard I used to be on. I love the idea that horses can see all their neighbours and everything is indoors. But there wasn't enough room in the corridor so it wasn't easy to get in and out if there was stuff outside stables. Another negative is the lack of storeage really, unless you have a space set aside. Have heard that the internal system can be bad for horses with dust allergies unless the whole thing is kept with minimal dust.
I, years ago, helped on a yard with a massive american barn. It was very well done and made life much easier.
So I think if you can get a big one its great, but if not it probably creates more problems than it solves.
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Post by buster on Nov 12, 2013 15:53:08 GMT
I personally would have normal doors rather than the sliding doors ( horse reared and got stuck half way over one and the fire brigade and vet had to come as you can't take them off the hinges total nightmare for all concerned.) also last place I was at had them which was great but the walk way wasn't very wide I would have prefered more room. Just my preferences.
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Post by minstrel on Nov 12, 2013 21:34:54 GMT
I am with buster on the sliding doors, my yard has loddon boxes internally with ani-weave grills and the problem I find is that Ted is so tall if he ever gets a fright or has a "Ted moment" he donks his head on the top so when I eventually get my own place then I will put up concrete stables with a curve down to a door. I do prefer internal stables as they are warmer, and it is easier to keep stuff outside (if you make a decent corridor first) their stables saving things such as rugs being inside the stables
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Nov 13, 2013 11:51:10 GMT
Definately staying away from sliding doors!
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Post by alphamare on Nov 13, 2013 14:41:07 GMT
I went for sliding doors and I love them.... Great for closing quickly when putting youngsters in them... Ours have the anti weave grills in them and never had a problem with anything trying to get over them. My farrier told me about an incident where a pony caught itself on a normal door on the same type of stables as mines and the bolt or the corner of the door took its eye out.
I also went for the recycycled plastic kick boards on mines as they are easy to clean/disinfect and are maintenance free
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Nov 13, 2013 14:59:44 GMT
Is yours stone Alphamare? Our biggest issue is deciding what to build out of, as we are put off by the maintnenance of wood. Thinking of bamboo or recycled plastic internally, at the moment
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Post by haltnotsquare on Nov 13, 2013 15:55:17 GMT
I don't have barn style stabling but having been in and out visiting places that do I would certainly say you either need a big corrider down the middle if the stables are at both sides.
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Post by alphamare on Nov 13, 2013 15:57:41 GMT
Mines are in a stone barn... They are galvanised with full grills at the tops and the plastic boards on the bottoms... I went for them as I've enough to do round the farm without maintaining the wooden boards as well plus if anything was ill they can be scrubbed & disinfected easier than wood
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Post by eleanor on Nov 17, 2013 16:53:35 GMT
We have both brick built internal stables and the Loddon ones made out of plastic at the yard.
Personally I prefer the brick built as you can do what you want with them then, make them any size or shape you like.
I hate the sliding doors on the Loddon boxes, a few of them have been bent out at the bottom and so no longer slide into the runner when the door is closed.
Defo's make sure you have a wide enough corridor - not only to store stuff in but to make sure you and a horse can walk down the middle without being bitten by other horses on either side as you go by.
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Post by Lavender on Nov 18, 2013 12:13:31 GMT
I used to rent a yard that had an American barn, I loved it! Our corridor had enough space to tie a pony up in Like the sound of the low maintenance stables, that Alphamare has! The only thing I would say, is have solid partitions between the boxes, I've been to yards that just have bars and could be scary at feeding time, etc!!
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Nov 18, 2013 12:23:00 GMT
Ours is going to be more of a courtyard style so no corridor as such, and a wash box for tying up Lav, i know what you mean but we do like them to see each other, so are going to have barred windows set in solid walls. Whatever the boxes are made of they need to be Gus proof ie very heavy duty kick proof! so normal wood is out, hence either bamboo or the recycled plastic
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Post by ZoeW on Nov 18, 2013 22:08:31 GMT
Sounds very exciting Kath! Would agree about the solid partitions, mine all end up stropping with each other, I end up putting rugs up, then that affects the lighting......Not sure about drainage but would make sure it all slopes the right way etc. AM that was probably my pony if your farrier is Les ! He didn't quite take his eye out on the door, but he is certainly 100% blind in one eye Yes, make sure your stable door bolts pull back Kath, ours are the ones with springs in and you can pull them back and secure them so the bolt part is not sticking out.
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Post by amy on Nov 21, 2013 13:23:30 GMT
We've got planning in for our just now and we put a small toilet in - I know that's not a helpful do and dont but I hadnt thought about such luxary until our structural engineer suggest it!
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Post by mrp on Nov 22, 2013 19:53:38 GMT
Good choice, its so nice being able to do everything undercover without getting wet. Do have doors either end of passageway/more than one door so that horses can get out if the other door is blocked and also helps the airflow, windows to the outside which can be closed are great for keeping them entertained and helps improve ventilation, wide enough passageway so that you can tie a horse up and still get past, the one at work is 12 foot, have an area for storage of mucking out stuff etc, rug racks on the outside of boxes for hanging stable rugs etc so they are close to hand, an area for hanging wet rugs, wash room is a great idea, would recommend a gas horse shower over an electric human one as they tend to freeze no matter how well insulated they are. at work we have wooden boards which can be replaced when required with galvanized bars above, the boards are painted once a year with yacht varnish and are still going strong almost 21 years later and have stood up to some serious abuse. make sure drainage is good to prevent wet beds and wet running out into passageway, choose good lighting to prevent shadows in boxes, strip lights over each box are normally good.
Have great fun designing them and look forward to seeing the progress
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