8'x8' Stables - are they big enough.......

Easy atm i have a 12h pony and a 14h pony sharing a 14' x 14' box cos i have run out, they have a fence down the middle and yes it is not perfect but they are both warm and dry and happy.
 
Yes that's big enough for overnight or short time stabling. Horses can live in standing stalls which are smaller than this, so I'm sure you're little Sec A will be absolutely fine.

Over here there are lots of big horses who live in tiny stables, so I'm used to seeing huge horses in 8x8s and 9x9s.
 
My sec b lives in a stable that is 8 x 11, it's not ideal but she manages
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As a stop gap I'd say you could use one but if you are considering having your Sec A use an 8' x 8' permanently I'd say no. A normal pony stable is 12' x 10' & that is significantly larger than the stable you mention.
 
I would have no problems putting a Sec A in an 8' x 8' at all. It is only going to stand and eat, and lie down, not gallop around in it after all.

Tia has said exactly the same as I was going to, so I shan't repeat.
 
My 16.3hh TB is in a 10 x 10 stable and he fits in there just fine and is incredibly cosy!! It is the only stable there is so he was just going to have to fit in there. He lies down every night to sleep and is quite happy. He also rolls but due to having big banks he doesn't get cast. I do put stable wraps on just in case he bashes his legs when he's rolling.
 
We kept our little old Sec A in an 8 x 10 box, and she had plenty of room. 8 x 8 should be fine - I wouldnt put anything bigger in it though
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