Essential/ labour saving fittings for new stables

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watertray53

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I am very excited because my new stables are being put up in two weeks time. My question to all you H&H forum people is this..... What do you think / have found by experience is essential kit for stables (both inside & out?)
I know water buckets, but are wall mounted holders better for buckets & mangers?
Tie rings ( how many ?) Head collar hooks outside? Hay feeder or tie ring for a net? Salt lick holder ?
I would really value input
Thanks
Debby
 
I love my home made hay bar - I wouldn't splash out the £££s on a proper one (which are actually too small for mine, and the angle means they seem to pull hay out more easily) - no haynets and no unmixing hay from bedding.

I have a single ring which I tie up to in the box and tie a salt lick too - the ones I use are on a rope through the middle.

I use the big (very strong) stubbs water buckets that hold 2 1/2 normal water buckets - less to knock over/ get trapped in!! wouldn't fancy lifting those up to rings, mine would scratch and break rings.

I also use asda £2 squishy feed buckets as they like to kick/ lay on etc

Mine are quite destructive so less is more for them!

Outside two tie up rings so you can cross tie is really useful - mine likes to wipe white hairs all over the farrier when he's being done and cross tying stops this.
 
I have hay bars, stable mats and salt lick holders in the stables. Outside have rug rails and several hooks for brushes etc. Also a few tie rings for hay
Nets - at least one for each horse. We just use buckets on the ground for water. We use solar panels for lighting the stables. Hope this helps!
 
A warm water shower. Saves loads of time in the winter if you need to clean legs/stable stains etc. Mine was about £100 off ebay.
 
Fransurrey said:
Fold away saddle rack and bridle/headcollar hook outside. Two tie rings and rubber matting inside. I'm easily pleased!
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Me too ! 2 tie rings, rubber matting and nothing else inside the stable. Tie ring outside, with a bridle holder and a folding saddle pole. Nice name plate on door !

I know it is personal preference, and nothing against those who do - but I am not a fan of auto waterers, or too much "stuff" in the stable.
 
Hi, a hose pipe that can reach all the corners of the stables and lots of lights I hate dark stables! Tip if they are wooden stables and you don't have light sheets in the roof get some one to cut out windows in the back or sides and put heavy duty plastic sheets in that slides, this is easy to do. This allows in more light and a cool breeze in summer.
 
Tie ring, rubber matting, home made hay bar in one corner as always feed hay from ground, raised triangular water troughs in a frame and bolted in so they can't be chucked around! Don't like automatic drinkers as a) they freeze and b) can't be cleaned out properly (imo). Rug hooks inside to hang stable rugs on during day up high.

Have salt lick on a rope from a higher tie ring.

Rug rack on top door which is never closed. Hooks on door frame to put stable door guards across (the webbed kind), tie rings outside, metal grills across windows, lighting inside and out.
 
Another vote for rubber mats and automatic waterers. We also had the floors laid with a fall and a small hole at the bottom of the back wall to help the pee drain away.

I hay and feed from the floor and have one tie ring at shoulder height 'just in case'. I always groom and tack them up outside their stable.
 
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