Tack room space

[Sugar Plum]

Looking at moving yards and wonder what the average tack room space allocated to each horse owner is. I am concerned as I have quite a bit of tack, boots and training aids plus general first aid lotions and potions. The place I am looking at has one saddle rack per horse (i.e. one saddle only) and possible space for a storage bin (the ones you usually have outside your stable but there is no room for it at this yard). Is this normal?

 

[milliepops]

it's so variable.
I have a whole room to myself currently.
Last place I had one saddle rack and one hook for bridle in the tackroom only, everything else had to be stored by your stable on a single pallet, this has been most common IME. sometimes there's space for a set of plastic drawers underneath in the tackroom but generally space is very limited.

 

[AFB]

So variable:

Yard 1: Massive storage sheds, YO didn't mark them out so it was a land grab exercise every time someone left. When I left after 3 years I had masses of space
Yard 2: Tack room was a saddle/bridle hook, space outside stables took my tack locker and one of those green gardening boxes for rug storage
Yard 3: Space for tack locker & 2 feed bins with a bit of room to spare at ground level, large shelf above and high ceiling for extra storage - green rug box had to go and most rugs hung in stable.

 

[Tash88]

I think it also depends on whether you are on part/full livery or DIY - you will naturally need more space on DIY as you will need to store feed, hay etc.

When I was on part livery I had two saddle racks (one horse) but I would have had to take a saddle home if the space was needed. I was also able to keep a large plastic box in the tack room with boots, bandages etc. I then had a tack locker outside my stable with everything else in it, and a rug rack outside my stable. I also had a few spaces on the indoor rug rack for rugs I wasn't using. I had enough space there, not a problem at all and the YO wasn't very strict either.

Now I'm on DIY I have loads of space and I love it, I'm very lucky, but it may change if we get more liveries. Most people have a spare stable 10 x 10ish stables (that aren't suitable for horses) for all their hay, feed etc. and some share a stable. I have one to myself but keep most things to one half so it will be easy to condense it if necessary. I have 3 pallets for hay & straw, my tack locker (which I don't store tack in), my feed bins and a rug rack. In the tack room I have one saddle rack and one bridle hook, and we are allowed a set of plastic boxes/drawers under the counter. I also have a large-ish plastic outdoor trunk outside my stable, but that is all we are allowed outside our boxes so it stays looking tidy.

 

[MuddyMonster]

At current yard I've got one saddle rack, one bridle hook, a rug rail, and a garden box for general stuff (I keep first aid kit inside). In the feed room I've got two feed bins.

I don't have lots of stuff I need day to day so it works fine for me. I do have some stuff in storage in my parent's garage I use less often but don't want to chuck just yet, but it all fits inside another garden box.

 

[pansymouse]

We have no storage space included in the livery price so I rent an extra stable for £10 per week; basic livery is quite inexpensive so I don't mind.

 

[Red-1]

At home, for 2 or 3 horses, (max 2 working horses and also a pet) I have a stable size, so 12 ft X 12 ft. This is for tack, rugs, jackets, feed.

There is a separate storage area for hay and bedding.

It is packed!

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Looking at moving yards and wonder what the average tack room space allocated to each horse owner is. I am concerned as I have quite a bit of tack, boots and training aids plus general first aid lotions and potions. The place I am looking at has one saddle rack per horse (i.e. one saddle only) and possible space for a storage bin (the ones you usually have outside your stable but there is no room for it at this yard). Is this normal?

mine now have 2 saddle rugs (space depending) space for small trunk on a first come basis so usually 2 trunks, two bridle hooks and now done a shelf above to give them more room. the liveries also all have a chest freezer in a seperate barn for rugs etc and also rug racks inside stable and some keep their tools and grooming kits in there.

 

[Griffin]

I currently have a saddle rack, bridle hook, two rug rails (one in the stable and one outside) and half a feed bin. I am on part livery and I carry everything else back and forth to the stables daily.

I did livery at one stables where you had half a spare stable each to store everything in. I shared with a friend and it was really handy because we used to buy our hay and bedding together in bulk to keep the costs down.

 

[dogatemysalad]

Every yard is different. I currently have a space where I fitted a 4×6' shed and put a secure tack cupboard inside. I only keep kit that is in daily use at the yard. Most of my stuff is stored at home.
The best yard for storage had rows of 3 stable bays, each with a tack room and feed room. The bays had their own taps and space for large bales of hay and straw etc. It was absolutely lovely.