Woodykat
Well-Known Member
My stable is the middle one of 5 which is in what was previously a cattle barn. Unfortunately all the stables flood when it rains as the water comes in off the field (open ended barn) and goes straight through the stables. Added to this, we have a dodgy water trough in the field too which is partial to overflowing whenever it feels like it! I have lost so much bedding this summer and Im getting fed up! In the winter I can kind of cope with it as I know its going to happen so I deep litter this worked ok last winter I suppose, although I hate deep littering!!
Basically I was just wondering if anyone had any bright ideas as to how I can keep my stable drier? I did have the idea of putting a double layer of paving slabs down which would act as a kind of false floor, and give the water somewhere to go until it ran off. Not sure how safe it would be with my horse on top of it though
Any thoughts? Yard owner is really suffering with ill health at the moment so I cant see her doing anything about it any time soon we havent even got any electric in the barn at the moment, so one problem at a time I guess!
Basically I was just wondering if anyone had any bright ideas as to how I can keep my stable drier? I did have the idea of putting a double layer of paving slabs down which would act as a kind of false floor, and give the water somewhere to go until it ran off. Not sure how safe it would be with my horse on top of it though
Any thoughts? Yard owner is really suffering with ill health at the moment so I cant see her doing anything about it any time soon we havent even got any electric in the barn at the moment, so one problem at a time I guess!