Internal stables

[pixie]

My stables are grilled along the entire front and half of the sides. It means that they stay light and airy, the horses can see eachother, but they can also have privacy if they want it.

Photos in link:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/MenethorpeStables/photos/?tab=album&album_id=429793493725188

 

[PeterNatt]

I am very much against internal stables. because it allows micro-dust to remain suspended in the air alowing horses to breath it in and which can then cause respiratory issues in horses.

 

[Goldenstar]

I am very much against internal stables. because it allows micro-dust to remain suspended in the air alowing horses to breath it in and which can then cause respiratory issues in horses.

Can't see the difference between internal stables where each horse has an outside window and loose boxes .
Except the barn is higher than most loose boxes so the building is very very airy .

 

[MotherOfChickens]

I am very much against internal stables. because it allows micro-dust to remain suspended in the air alowing horses to breath it in and which can then cause respiratory issues in horses.

ah, but you don't live on the side of a very big hill in the west central Scotland lol-internal are great for the 6 months a year we have of gales and rain. Mine also have loads of ventilation and a very high roof with one wall completely open-sided.

 

[rachk89]

ah, but you don't live on the side of a very big hill in the west central Scotland lol-internal are great for the 6 months a year we have of gales and rain. Mine also have loads of ventilation and a very high roof with one wall completely open-sided.

Internal stables are practically a necessity in Scotland haha. Ours isn't dusty either.

 

[Goldenstar]

My barn is very tall has three external doors and windows for each stable .
It's not dustier than my loose boxes .

 

[leggs]

these are mine; http://www.rutjespaardenboxen.nl/luxe-paardenstallen/

no issues with horses lunging after eachother

 

[Dusty M Yeti]

I have a Monarch barn. I too went through all the decisions of which partitions, grills or no grills. wooden, plastic, colour, mangers etc. I ended up opting for full grills along the front walls, one third of a grill on the dividing partitions placed in the middle so horses can eat hay (at front) in peace and look out of their window in peace but choose to socialise through grill if they want to - this has worked really well even for an anti-social oldie who had kicked full partition wall in previous stables. Here are some pictures, obviously taken of the horses rather than the stables but gives you an idea!







Sorry the pictures are so huge!!

 

[SpringArising]

My stables are grilled along the entire front and half of the sides. It means that they stay light and airy, the horses can see eachother, but they can also have privacy if they want it.

Photos in link:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/MenethorpeStables/photos/?tab=album&album_id=429793493725188

Wow, so jealous! Those are stunning.

 

[pixie]

Thank you, i love them too x

 

[Sussexbythesea]

My gelding who is otherwise sociable was extremely unhappy not having any privacy in his stable when he was in an indoor barn with only grills between the stables. So much so that it affected him in all ways. He was also very unhappy even in a normal stable but with the stable doors directly next to each other so the young horse next door could look into his stable. In both settings he started to double barrel his walls and lunge at the horse next door. I moved from the first yard and had to move stables in the second scenario as it became dangerous. It's weird because he is so easy to do and handle in all other respects.

When deciding it's worth thinking about what you would do if you did have a horse that was unhappy in that set up and how you would solve it. It would seem a shame to have lovely stables installed and then had to do a bodge job to cover the grills if needed.

 

[Goldenstar]

I think I am going for a full set of bars between two boxes and the other wall solid .
I do have traditional loose boxes as well

 

[Pilib]

What colour do you have I liked the look of the Biege ones .
The trouble is Lodden have not even managed to get me a brochure get so I am a bit cautious about using them .

Mine are dark brown, look just like hardwood. Loddon are local to me so OH picked the stables up saving money. They are a long standing company so I wouldn't be wary of using them x

 

[honetpot]

I have 3 second hand Lodden stables, with hard wood panelling,which were worth every penny. They could perhaps do with a pressure wash but every time I look at them it makes me happy.
I have half walls, I have young stock and its so much easier if they have a friend next door. Having been round Newmarket stables my favourite was a very high ceiling American barn, with see through bar walls and a back window door that was open. Every horse looked calm, nodding asleep resting a leg.
A did ring Lodden once to find out how much they weighed as I had to transport them home, and they were useless, but they are made really well.