Your horses deserve a comfortable and well-kept stable. In this easy-to-use guide, Cherry Hill shows you how to design and maintain an efficient and safe stable environment. With clear instructions and more than 250 photographs, Hill provides in-depth advice on every aspect of stable management, including stalls, tack rooms, work and storage areas, sanitation, safety considerations, and more. Good stablekeeping is an essential element of every successfully equine operation; it ensures a pleasant workplace and creates a healthy and happy environment for your horses. Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor and horse trainer and has written numerous books, including 101 Arena Exercises for Horse & Rider, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage, How to Think Like a Horse, What Every Horse Should Know, and Horse Care for Kids. Visit her at www.horsekeeping.com, where you can find information on her books, DVDs, and horsekeeping knowledge. Richard Klimesh cares for five horses on a 70-acre horse facility in Colorado. He is a Certified Master Farrier, who has written hundreds of articles on hoof care and horse facilities. He is the Webmaster of www.horsekeeping.com and the producer of Horsekeeping Videos. Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Barn Features Lighting - Ventilation - Aisle Flooring Chapter 2 Stalls Kick Walls - Grilles - Heaters - Doors - Latches - Stall Flooring - Stall Mat Installation Chapter 3 The Tack Room Tack Room Details - Saddle Storage - Bridle and Blanket Storage - Plumbing and Refrigeration - Ventilation and Heat - Repair and Cleaning Areas Chapter 4 Work Areas A Safe Place to Tie - Tying - Grooming Area - Farrier Work Space - Vet Area - Wash Rack Chapter 5 Tool Storage - Grooming Supply Storage - Hay, Bedding, and Blanket Storage - Coils - Lofts Chapter 6 Tools Hand Tools - Forks and Rakes - Brooms and Shovels - Carts - Equipment Chapter 7 Turnout Areas Turnout Pens - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Connectors - Gate Latches - Pen Maintenance - Mud Control Chapter 8 Vices and Prevention Vices - Prevention - Wood Chewing Chapter 9 Sanitation & Pest Control Bedding - Cleaning a Stall - Odor Control Products - Disposal - Building a Manure Pile - Parasite Control - Fly Control - Stable Pests Chapter 10 Hay Hay Quality - Buying, Transporting, and Storing Hay Chapter 11 Grain Types of Grain - Mineral Supplements - Psyllium and Sand Colic Prevention - Grain Storage Chapter 12 Feeding Practices Calculating Hay Ration - Evaluating a Horse's Condition - Guideline for Cold-Weather Hay Increase - Feeding Areas - Making Mat Anchors - Feeders Chapter 13 Water Natural Sources - Automatic Waterers - Tanks and Barrels - Water Buckets - Winter Tanks and Barrels - Winter Water Buckets - Hydrants and Faucets - Mud Prevention - Hoses Chapter 14 Safety Handling Horses - Facilities Safety - Fire Prevention - Safe Lights - Clean Floors - Security Chapter 15 Emergency General Preparation - Injury to Person or Horse - Natural Disasters - Power Loss - Water Supply - Lights - Heat Source - Evacuation - Fire - Wind and Storms - Floods - Extreme Heat - Extreme Cold - Earthquake Chapter 16 Seasonal Reminders Year-Round Periodic Appointments - Fall - Field Washing a Fly Sheet - Winter - Spring - Summer Appendix Resources - Recommended Reading IndeX Cherry Hill is America's expert on common sense horse care, training, and horsekeeping...her quiet wisdom is a reliable source of advice for any horse owner. --Lisa Kiser, Marketing Manager, Equitana USA and EqWest A Complete Stablekeeping Reference Happy trails begin at home. From design to management to maintenance, good stablekeeping minimizes repairs, reduces feed and veterinary bills, helps to ensure that horses are safe and content, and provides a pleasant workpla

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