mines like really big. but he has food water and sum toys in there. there like the size of my room. i think 20x25? im just estimating.
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That's a good size. At the moment we're using one a bit smaller. If you can, don't keep him in the stall except when it's really needed. My horse is a big boy too (16hh and 1700lbs) and we only put him in the stall a few hours in the day so he eats his hay. Otherwise he's out in the pasture, stretching his legs. Horses need lots of exercise. Plus, leaving them in stalls can lead to unhealthy habits like cribbing and windsucking.
And when it rains, he might want to be outside too. Don't listen to people that tell you to pull them in out of the rain (unless it's getting to be a bad storm or he has a medical condition where he can't be out). Most horses love being out in the sun, rain, night and day.
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Yeah, and we're using a 12x12 too. I like how you keep your horses, I bet they're awesomely happy!
the bigger the stall the bigger your horse will grow. that is how they get the budweiser horsies to grow so big.and always put lots of toys in there so they can play when you are off doing other stuff... while they sit around waiting for you to see them....
Are you saying his stable is 20ft by 25ft, because that is bloomin big! It's a good thing though, the bigger the better when it comes to horse stables. Although usually they are only around 12 x 12.
I prefer 13 x 13 with most time out in the paddocks.
26 x 32 is huge. A stall is big enough if the horse is able to turn around and lay down. I have a 15 hand horse in an 8x12 (the sides have bars so it is open and looks bigger.) She fits in there quite well. My other stalls are 10x12 with barred sides, 12x12 with solid walls and a 12x16 where we keep our stallion. I've had mares with foals in 12x12s.
I find that larger stalls are usually more important to the owner than the horse. Even a standing stall is acceptable if the horse gets regular exercise. When the Budweiser Clydesdales are on the road, they have portable standing stalls, and when I visited their breeding farm in St Louis, the permanent stalls looked about 12x12.
Go to the link below and you can see the Clydesdale barn at the brewery in St Louis. The horses are tied in large standing stalls when they are in.
Legally, I believe an average horse of 1000lbs is supposed to be in a stall of at least 8 x 10. if you use a run-in shelter they require atleast 72 square feet. But in most states a stall is not required at all, and a "treeline" along one side of the corral or pasture constitutes a shelter. Breeding stalls, if I remember correctly, are recomended to be at least 10 X 14.
So your stalls are plenty big enough. In fact, you could devide them in half and get twice as many horses.
Michael Hockemeyer
Kicking Bear Mustangs
12x12 is the way to go if you can
Holy! Here I was thinking that a 12ft x 12ft was a great size! I don't think you have much of a problem with room.
it shud be at least 6m wide 5m long and 3-4m tall.
HOLY MOSES! Your stall is HUGE! Most stalls are like... 12x12... and that's one of the bigger ones! Wow you are lucky. Does it cost extra?
I prefer the 12 X 12 or larger. It depends on the size of the horse but 12 x 12 would be the smallest I would put any of mine in. Luckily none of mine are required to be in the barn unless they wish to be. We have an open door policy they everyone seems to like.
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