China Factory Supply Used California Beautiful Steel Horse Stall Stables Barns

China Factory Supply Used California Beautiful Steel Horse Stall Stables Barns

The most common indoor housing system is individual (loose) boxes and in some regions tie-stalls. However, group housing is gaining more and more ground, especially for young horses and where stable groups are possible.

Tie-stalls severely restrict a horse’s movements, and as the horse often stands with the head up to a wall, it also restricts the possibilities to see, what is going on around the horse. This housing system is not recommended and should therefore be phased out. In the meantime certain minimum requirements should be considered. The width of the tie-stall should at least allow for the horse to lie with its legs stretched, as a guideline the width should be at least height at the withers multiplied by 1.1. The tie-stall should be long enough to accommodate the horse within the stall, as a guideline the length should be at least the height at the withers multiplied by 1.7 to also allow room for a crib. Except at the head of the horse the partitions should have a height approx. similar to the height of the horse at the withers, and should be solid and extend to the full length of the stall, in order to prevent horses in neighbouring tie-stalls to kick each other. If the partitions at the head of the horse are higher, the upper part should not be solid, but allow the horses in neighboring stalls to see each other. The length of tether should allow the horse to reach feed and water and lie down without difficulty. When lying down, the horse should be able to rest its head fully on the floor. Measures should be taken to avoid a leg being trapped in the tether. This may be obtained by letting the tether go through a ring and have a block of adequately heavy material at the end.

Individual (loose) boxes should have a size, which allows the horse to turn around, lie down, rest and get up without difficulty. Fittings, such as feeding and watering equipment, should be positioned, designed and maintained in a way as to avoid injury to the horse, and as far as possible avoid contamination with urine and feces. The floor area of an individual (loose) box will depend on the size of the horse and how for example feeding and watering equipment is positioned; as a guide line the floor area should be at least (the height at the withers multiplied by 1.7) . Boxes for foaling or for a mare with foal at foot will require a bigger floor area. The upper part of partitions should not be solid, but allow horses in neighboring boxes to see each other, and allow for adequate ventilation.

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