Tia
Well-Known Member
Now over here I don't really use my stables much. I have a small barn which has internal stables which were custom-built to a high standard with no "bits" falling off them, all are safe and rubber matted. Solid doors and partitions etc, however this is not a fancy stable block, just practical and safe if I need to use it in emergencies/accidents.
My stables in England were absolutely beautiful and they were built to the same high build-standard as my ones over here.
When I visit stables, both here and in the UK, I have to say some of them really make me cringe and I know there is no way I could ever keep my horses in them and I am often surprised that others don't see what I see and appear quite happy in keeping their horses in stables which look far more like pig sties to me than stables.
So just how important are safe and well built stables to you? To me if I was on the regime that is normal over winter in England, apart from good turnout then good quality stables are most important to me.
Here's a snapshot of my little block of stables here - as you can see they are not grand in the slightest but they are safe.
*edited to add the darned photo*
My stables in England were absolutely beautiful and they were built to the same high build-standard as my ones over here.
When I visit stables, both here and in the UK, I have to say some of them really make me cringe and I know there is no way I could ever keep my horses in them and I am often surprised that others don't see what I see and appear quite happy in keeping their horses in stables which look far more like pig sties to me than stables.

So just how important are safe and well built stables to you? To me if I was on the regime that is normal over winter in England, apart from good turnout then good quality stables are most important to me.
Here's a snapshot of my little block of stables here - as you can see they are not grand in the slightest but they are safe.
*edited to add the darned photo*
