Stable Help

[Dyllymoo]

J's stable is more square than a normal size. At the back is a stable door into my storage area.

I am on snowflake softchip and I know it has to be deep to work.

I did have it over on the left side leaving a clear area on the right. He kicked it everywhere which left it thin and not working.

I've moved it so that it is the whole stable now and he still churns it up so much.

I'm thinking of putting it width ways across the back wall but I don't know if that would work.

What would you do?

I have 40 bales of bedding to get through so please don't suggest different bedding!

I could maybe add pellets underneath?

I honestly thought a full stable bed would work, it did at my last yard (this pic is from day 2 after full new bed.... doesn't look like this anymore ?)

 

[PapaverFollis]

Which way does the door to the storage open? I would just make it a lot deeper.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

The stable looks small how big is it?

I find if the stable is a bit small for the horse in it no matter what you do it never keeps clean

 

[PapaverFollis]

The stable looks small how big is it?

I find if the stable is a bit small for the horse in it no matter what you do it never keeps clean

This is also true. Especially if they are heavy on their feet.

 

[atropa]

Not quite sure what the problem is? He's churning it up so it all becomes wet? If so then yes I'd add a few bags of dry pellets to the bottom of the bed and do a semi-deep litter bed

 

[Dyllymoo]

Which way does the door to the storage open? I would just make it a lot deeper.

It opens in to the sable so that its flat against the right hand wall.

 

[Dyllymoo]

The stable looks small how big is it?

I find if the stable is a bit small for the horse in it no matter what you do it never keeps clean

Its not small. Its bigger than his last one and that was 10x10 or 10x11

 

[Dyllymoo]

Not quite sure what the problem is? He's churning it up so it all becomes wet? If so then yes I'd add a few bags of dry pellets to the bottom of the bed and do a semi-deep litter bed

Yes he is churning it up. It is deep already and I thought by making it the whole stable it would settle and move less (happened in the last stable i had) but its been 2 weeks and its worse than ever

 

[atropa]

Adding pellets should help make a much more stable base. I would muck out all poo and any wet that comes through to the top half of the bed and leave the bottom half. I tend to do this through the week then full muck out the wet spots at the weekend for my super wet mare

 

[atropa]

It opens in to the sable so that its flat against the right hand wall.

Ahh, just seen this, this probably won't work with what I was suggesting. What a pain

 

[PapaverFollis]

It opens in to the sable so that its flat against the right hand wall.

That's difficult because it means you can't get the bed nice and thick all over.

 

[Dyllymoo]

Its a pain in the behind..... ugh....

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Could you get the door hung so it opens into you storage space?

 

[Dyllymoo]

Could you get the door hung so it opens into you storage space?

No unfortunately it wouldn't open enough for me to get in, the storage is narrow

 

[Steerpike]

Sounds a bizarre idea but are you allowed to cut the storage door, and add a bolt or similar, so that the bottom bit stays shut and the top opens so you can step over the lower half of the door to get in the storage, that way you can have a deeper bed?

 

[Dyllymoo]

Sounds a bizarre idea but are you allowed to cut the storage door, and add a bolt or similar, so that the bottom bit stays shut and the top opens so you can step over the lower half of the door to get in the storage, that way you can have a deeper bed?

I definitely wouldn't be allowed to cut the door ? v. Good idea though

 

[Ownedby4horses]

Its not small. Its bigger than his last one and that was 10x10 or 10x11

How big is your horse? Could it be that the stable isnt big enough and can't lie down properly so is spending all the time on his feet and walking his muck through his bed all the time?

 

[Dyllymoo]

How big is your horse? Could it be that the stable isnt big enough and can't lie down properly so is spending all the time on his feet and walking his muck through his bed all the time?

Its deffo big enough but thank you

I took his hayball out and its much better as well as the base of wood pellets so hopefully we are sorted