How do you organise the tack room and stall storage?
A practical tack room relies on racks that protect the leather and keep the aisles clear. Well-organised stable equipment makes getting horses ready easier and looks after your tack.
- Tack storage: hanging saddles and bridles on the wall keeps the floor clear. Choose from the HARRY'S HORSE fixed saddle rack, the HARRY'S HORSE folding saddle rack, the HARRY'S HORSE metal bridle hook and the HIPPOTONIC horse-head bridle hook.
- Accessory storage: keeping your grooming kit in the QHP coconut stable storage box or the QHP stable organiser keeps your grooming area tidy.
- Mineral supplements: to hold lick blocks, choose the Hippotonic PVC salt block holder or the HIPPOTONIC plastic salt block holder.
What equipment should you choose for water and forage?
Regular access to clean water and forage keeps a horse comfortable in the stable and in the field. Fittings should be easy to maintain and safe to use.
- Automatic watering: a constant-level drinker connected to the water supply gives a continuous supply of fresh water. Whether from KERBL or Hippotonic, a constant-level drinker takes the chore out of filling buckets.
- Feeding hay: a QHP Easy Fill hay net or a KERBL tunnel hay net, 50 x 150 cm, slows eating and reduces waste in the bedding.
- Mucking out: daily hygiene relies on the HARRY'S HORSE split shavings fork, the KERBL aluminium shovel with handle and the KERBL 40 cm yard broom.
How do you keep insects away and keep the yard clean?
Flies and rodents disturb horses' rest and threaten feed stores. Using the right traps together protects your facilities effectively.
- Insect control: a mechanical insect trap or sticky fly strip cuts down pests under cover. In the field, a horsefly trap protects animals at pasture, while fly glue makes a useful barrier. These traps complement the giant Hippotonic fly tape and the KERBL horsefly glue.
- Rodent control: Subito rat and mouse products target rodents near feed, following the manufacturer's instructions.
- Groundwork: to mark out exercises, the Hippotonic training cone is a handy visual marker in the arena.