Kitting out a tack room - shopping list???

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Friends of ours have had a small yard built and have asked us to help them kit it out....

We thought this would be quite an easy task but it's not!!!

What kit would you buy (5 horses and stables) and any suggestions of a supplier to get from?

Please be realistic - as much as it's very exciting, it's not our money so real world rather than money no object shopping lists very much appreciated ;)

ETA feed room and tack room - stables are all sorted!
 
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Rug racks! I came across heated ones that blew warm air out of holes on each 'arm' to dry the rugs on eBay a few weeks ago. They weren't too expensive (think £30-£40 each?) and look really useful.

If they don't want rug racks, how about big wooden trunks to store the rugs in?

And the obvious saddle racks, bridle hooks, feed bins etc. Maybe shelves with boxes on for first aid stuff?
 
I have a wallpapering table that I use for making up feed and cleaning tack on. Cheap from any DIY type shop, and you can tuck about three or four plastic feed bins underneath them :)

Most hardware shops and pound shops stock large plastic containers that will suffice as feed bins, some even stock proper plastic bins with lids but these tend to cost more!

An 80 litre plastic box should hold two or three (dry!) rugs, a grooming kit and headcollar, or else feed. And you can also pick up those little plastic trugs for feed bowls cheaply from Tesco and B&Q etc.
 
Buckets, water and feed, bins, haynets, knife,saddle racks and bridle hooks, friend of mine made a long rack for saddles and racks with thick pieces of wood. Vet kit, first aid kit, hooks, would go to somewhere like Rideaway as they have good offers on. But the list is endless, I only have one horse but I have a room 3 x 12 ft and it is full to bursting!!
 
I stand feed bins in pallets as it's saves a lot of bending over (I am quite tall though), and also keeps them out of the damp and mud that inevitably comes in.
Some kind of cupboard for storing grooming kits etc away from rodents chewing them.
 
I agree with rug racks, but I would have a 5 arm wall one, and then a tube heater under, that just takes the frost off.

Saddle and bridle hooks are a must, but I would also get a LOT of cheaper hooks, for all sorts of stuff, from jackets to bags of stuff, to headcollars.

Plastic feed bins, buckets, a table, shelving. My shelves were from Ikea I think and are really deep (about twice the depth of normal shelves), and encompass a corner unit that you can then fit BIG plastic boxes on. I also have old kitchen cupboards on the wall, for first aid and other stuff.

A white notice board with a dry wipe pen. A mirror? I also have a bin for rubbish, and an old piece of electric tape the is hung on a nail as a holder for kitchen roll.

Good lighting is essential, I have 2 strip lights, and a radio!

I also have a burglar alarm, window bars and padlocks.

For long term rug storage I bought tin feed bins that are mouse/rat proof.

I have 2 old kitchen chairs. Do you need a kettle/mugs?
 
these are very useful

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-BRITI...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item4d0d3b7f8b

also in my 'tack room' I have these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stubbs-Ha...StableAccessories_SM&var=&hash=item27eeef1ca7

these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHIRES-BR...StableAccessories_SM&var=&hash=item5d3b1e1f86

this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHIRES-WH...oods_StableAccessories_SM&hash=item3f22c17cc6

A couple of trunks like these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AS-ALUMIN...871510?pt=UK_Storage&var=&hash=item2ed9480596

Though I do like these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Low-Galva...t=UK_Horse_Wear_Equipment&hash=item27e5dbcd07

these are good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHIRES-HA...StableAccessories_SM&var=&hash=item5d3b1d600b

I love this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Ho...t=UK_Horse_Wear_Equipment&hash=item35dfeb2608

I have these - very very useful!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hang-Up-R...StableAccessories_SM&var=&hash=item2c7b3ad93e

and one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mark-Todd...StableAccessories_SM&var=&hash=item25809fdd89

I use the metal and plastic free standing shelving units that you get in garages, also plastic storage boxes

A cork board is always handy, one of the whiteboard/corkboards combined is good

I've heard of people buying secondhand kitchen cabinets and worktop which is a great idea
 
We have an old kitchen corner unit (top and bottom) which is great for storage. Next month we're getting another two kitchen units complete with work surface. So good for vet equipment and supplements.

We have hanging bridle racks for tack cleaning (which have hiviz outfits hanging on them!).

I used to have everything beautifully labelled and stored until it was all stolen. Now I stash bits here and there. I also leave an old broken saddle and a few ripped old rugs around, so if thieves ever come back and take it they never return as they think we only have worthless stuff!

I like a good notice board even though it's just me for feed charts and messages to sharers/caters and a good wall calendar for writing shows on.

Ps. I don't like open shelves as things get dusty. I have rug rails in stables and current rugs go on them, clean rugs are hidden away, so I have a seven arm rug rail that's been up for years but never used! You can never have enough hooks for head collars and ropes or wet coats either.
 
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I can't find the thread bug someone on here posted pictures of her tack room and it was beatiful; she had bought open shelving units and various plastic trunks which fit the shelves perfectly and everything was sorted by rug weight etc. don't think the shelves were that expensive and were quite high so a good use of space.
 
A traditional tack room does not have feed in it to be honest. If it is to be used as a tea room then a bench to sit on, and a work top is a good idea, I prefer to keep dirty rugs elsewhere. A saddle horse for cleaning saddles.
 
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If you're putting feed in, big broken chest freezers are great for keeping out vermin. They don't cost anything save a van trip off ebay.
You can also mount them on heavy duty wheels and use the top for tack cleaning. That way you always have to finish the job to get into the feed!
Friend of mine managed to score an ex ice cream display and stored her fancy tack in that to avoid dirt etc.

(tbh we have plenty of space but a lot of filth... so your mileage may vary!)

Do invest in the best security: locks, alarms, cameras that you possibly can. The way things are at the moment seems more tack gets stolen than breaks.
 
Honey08 said:
I used to have everything beautifully labelled and stored until it was all stolen. Now I stash bits here and there. I also leave an old broken saddle and a few ripped old rugs around, so if thieves ever come back and take it they never return as they think we only have worthless stuff!
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What an excellent idea :).

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Aside from the obvious - saddle/bridle racks, somewhere to clean tack (a saddle horse and a bridle hook), I'd be making sure there was somewhere to store clean rugs, bandages, numnahs, etc. (an old filing cabinet?), and somewhere for folks to keep grooming kits/boxes. Other than that, space for a kettle, perhaps a sink (cold water only) and somewhere to store mugs/tea/coffee?

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