I have some run-in-to-stall design questions. Right now I have a huge run-in with 2 areas divided off as “stall areas” about 8x10 inner dimensions (where I have been storing RBs etc). I want to make an area a stall with comfy footing for my 26 yo QH whose LH hip hurts, where he can lay down (he does this a lot at my friend’s) and not be bothered by other horses. I do not have a barn per se. So I am looking at an approx 14x24 area - the back area we can put board up to close off the space as we don’t want him to get cast. In the front we have panels. Now I am thinking of getting the panels with the grid below. However there will be a space under the panels as well. We were going to put “kickboard” all the way down into the ground where the wood is, but I am not sure what to do about the front and I cannot afford to turn it into a “real” stall right now. I can post pictures if that will help you offer advice. TIA !!!
how does one post a picture directly from the computer on this forum?
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how does one post a picture directly from the computer on this forum?[/QUOTE]
You have to be a premium member.
So, for example, I use a photo-sharing site and then post it there and directly post a link on here.
Yes, pictures would help this.
There are some great ideas on Pinterest, surprisingly enough, if you browse around (ok, it may have sucked me in with OMG ALL THE PALLET THINGS last night…).
http://www.equine-essence.com/new_stall.png
here is the area
I’m sorry - I am not “in” with the pininterest/instagram/etc and all that stuff. I just put the pic on my website and am seeking information as to whether I should board up my current panels or buy the newer style with the grid below
Thanks
LOL sucked you in with pallet art? LOL I have never even been there. TBH I am not even sure what the website is…
I would be very leery of anything made with pallet wood for horses. It is generally brittle and breaks into shards. It is good for shelving or storing bales on, but I would not use it in an area where a horse could strike it or especially to keep it from getting cast.
OP, do you have access to anything like railroad ties? Nice, big and heavy? I would put those in the corners where the panels (and back wall) approach the floor. It should help the horse not be able to get cast right up against the walls. Also, if the panels can open “away” from that stall, if he does get cast it’s easy enough to move the panel. The other good thing about the railroad ties is that they will create a “tray” where the shavings/bedding you put in will pretty much stay in the stall.
If the ties shift due to your horse (or a neighbor horse) moving them, get a heavy duty drill and make two holes you can drive a piece of rebar into (make sure the rebar is flush or below the surface of the tie) to hold them in place.
that is an interesting option. just finishing railroad ties for my dressage arena. just place railroad ties in front of the panels? and have the ties on the inside aspect of the stall area
Nothing to add on the retrofitting part in terms of fixing the gaps etc, but 8x10 is pretty small for a horse to lay down in. I would at minimum take out the divider
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Nothing to add on the retrofitting part in terms of fixing the gaps etc, but 8x10 is pretty small for a horse to lay down in. I would at minimum take out the divider[/QUOTE]
oh definitely! Middle divider coming out. It will be 8 ft, then the middle is around 6 ft so 14 ft. and the width is 12 feet. wait, I am confusing myself LOL okay 14x12? It will be big enough for him to lay down.
Once he lays down and cannot get up, it sobbing time 
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that is an interesting option. just finishing railroad ties for my dressage arena. just place railroad ties in front of the panels? and have the ties on the inside aspect of the stall area[/QUOTE]
That’s what I would do. Keep in mind that nice cushy bedding is also an invitation for most horses to pee there too, so you might want to consider making a “cushy” pee spot in the outdoor part of his area - take pee’d on straw/hay/bedding out there and with any luck, he’ll continue to use that instead of his nice bed. I’ve had one or two horses that I was able to do that with to help preserve their bedding.
