Temporary stable - help!

[flurryjuno]

We'll be moving in a month and luckily at the new house there's a barn, unfortunately no stables. Need a quick fix until the start of the new year when we will be installing internal stables, but until then I was thinking two gates 15ft x 12ft with plywood each side to prevent legs going through. Would kickboard along the barn walls be okay or should I just get four gates to be safe? Hope this makes sense, its in my head but don't know how to put it in words! Any other ideas welcome!

 

[Spring Feather]

In my foaling barn I use a gate system. My gates are like this http://www.applegatelivestock.com/products.aspx?x=yWf3k12BOHM1FkLgG6TqrUdOrkRtVLe/ and they work fantastically well as I can alter the size of each stable as and when I need to. It takes me 2 mins literally to make a 12x12 into a 12x72 if I so wish, just by opening the gates. I use the gates only for fronts and partitions; the back and sides of the barn have kickboards but there's no reason you couldn't use gates for the interim. I absolutely love this system! So much better than one of my other barns which has set-sized internal stables.

 

[FubsyMog]

The yard I ride at also has some stables that are made with a gate system similar to Spring Feather's - the outer walls are 'proper' solid walls but the internal divisions are gates than can be moved to adjust the size of the stables.

 

[flurryjuno]

So my idea may work! Thank you

 

[Fides]

I've done this in the past too. Great for box rest too as you can gradually remove partitions and increase the size. The only problem I had was they weren't quite tall enough and my yearling would jump out...