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mahorse

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Ok I'm now in lucky position to have horsies at home and am designing stables
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. Thing is, my mare is v. wet so I was considering drainage in the stables
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. Thing is I keep her on cushionbed so

a) will the drains block up every day?
b) should they be in the centre?
c) should I just put a channel down the back or side?
d) any other comment?

Many Thanks!!
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I reckon a channel down the side would be best as then it won't get clogged up by bedding, or at least that's what we have and it seems to work!
 
I don't know what cushionbed is but I would put drainage maybe 0.5m from the from of the front stable on the outside so any wet can be swept out and if the drains get blocked you stand a chance of the stables not being flooded.

BTW I am very jealous, I can't wait to be in a position to be able to keep my horse at home. I think I need to start saving up now for my ideal yard
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Thanks, but does the channel drain out towards the front of the stable ie. where does it drain to? Sorry may sound thick, but do you just brush the wee out the front?
 
Just ready my last post and I sound a right plonker! at the mo she is on rubber matting the the wee pools underneath as no drainage and stable floor is uneven. The mats are so heavy I can't lift and sweep out every day if you get my drift and the cushionbed only absorbs so much before it trickles underneath! I just want to avoid this in the future when she comes home if that makes sense.
I'm making a right palaver of this aren't I
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I'll just shut up now
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I presume your going to have a concrete base if your putting in drainage? If so then you have a slight slope going down towards the door so any wet drains away from your bed and you can just sweep excess into the drains. Are you going to be building them yourself or getting somebody in?

Just read your post! If your putting rubber matting down then it doesn't matter so much where it is placed but still bear in mind what would happen i the drains were to block up. Maybe along the front wall of the stable then?
 
Pretty sure we'll be getting someone in although my hubby's uncle does this type of work. We'll probably order stables and then have him and his sons erect them. Obviously have to have builders in to put concrete down, and we have to dig up paths from house to stable area for water and elec etc. hubby is dreading all the work he will need to supervise!!

Edited: Thanks Kwinstanley!!! I was thinking rubber matting at the front of the stable where she walks and almost deep littering the back where bed is (no rubber matting as they are hell to clean under), stables are going to be 14x12 with 12 being the back/front wall....
 
imho channel down the back and floor sloping slightly towards it would be best.
make sure the builders don't smooth the concrete down too much, you need it a bit 'roughened' for grip, but not too much or it'll be unsweepable. this needs supervision... friend had huge yard done recently and they listened carefully to everything she said and then made it super-smooth... eek.
 
Please consider that if you drain towards the front your horse (who probably spends an amount of her time 'in' looking out) could be standing in a puddle. On the other hand it might be more convenient for sweeping... My BHS training said ideally drain to the back for the 'what they stand in' reason though.

So much fun for you designing!
 
I would have the floor sloping backwards slightly and drainage channels going out through the brick work at the bottom... my theory being that my horse eats at the front of his stable and I don't want his hay / feed getting soaked in P**S when it his the floor...
 
If you are using rubber mats it wont matter if the floor slopes to the front to back as the wet will go under the mats. I would then have a channel running along the outside (front or back) leading to your drain or soakaway. However I would strongly recomend you have a interceptor/strainer to collect any hay/shavings/strraw so they dont clog the drains. Good luck, we are moving in the new year so will be building new stables (finger, legs, eyes all crossed that nothing goes wrong)
 
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