Horse Stable Roof Height

Many stables are successful with stalls slightly smaller than this but walls less than 10 feet in length are not recommended.

Horse stable roof height.

Intro range bottom doors are 1235mm wide with a height of 1220mm and 62mm thick. The height of the stable should be 9 11 feet with a minimum of 3ft clearance of the roof so you must also consider the height of the stable and any low beams or light fixtures that could pose a problem. A rearing horse can hit his head on a ceiling that is lower than this. Bottom doors are lined with 11mm osb bs5669 moisture resistant board fitted with an anti bite strip and kick over latch.

For extra large horses warmbloods etc a 14 foot ceiling should provide extra safety. Providing increased airflow to your stable without causing a draught. Stall partition and doors this should be at least 7 5 feet otherwise there is a danger that a horse will get its legs over the wall and the stall doorway should be at least 45 inches wide. A standard room height of 8ft 2 4m might be fine for ponies and small horses but taller horses will need higher ceilings.

In other words nothing should protrude down below 12 feet. Making life better for your horse. When assessing stable size and height don t forget to allow for bedding. A 12 foot x 12 foot stall is the standard recommendation for a 1 000 pound horse.

Larger horses require more square footage than do smaller ponies to be able to turn around lie down and get up comfortably. The recommendation is that the stable height should be between 9 feet and 11 feet with a minimum roof clearance of 3 feet.