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Making a stall for the first time

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I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right place. But anyways my horse has been out in pasture her whole life (she is 6) with out a barn. I keep her at a friends house who also doesn't have a barn. She has a pretty bad problem with scratches so i'm going to bring her to my house for about a month to try to clear these scratches up. I'm going to be building a stall at my house thats going to be 12x30. This isn't on grass it is on gravel. So i was wondering if i should put down straw. I was wondering if you guys could help me decide what I need. I know the basic things and money isn't really a problem. Also i know i have to feed her hay and i will keep hay in her stall all day everyday but should i make a point a few times a day to walk her to grass and let her eat awhile? I just need all the advice i can get about putting a horse in a stall for a month who is used to having 50some acres to run on. Thanks for all your help and advice.
 
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First off she is going to really miss the other horse. Can you house it as well? I gather you don't have any pasture so you will need to exercise her several times a day, either lunging or riding. Get 2 small mesh hay nets and hang them at opposite ends as this will encourage her to move back and forth. Let her soil in there, pick it up and that's where you want to put down straw. You don't have to bed the entire 30'. The stones will strengthen the soles of her hooves. A straw bed, 12'x 12 is plenty if she wants to lie down. Since she will be somewhat cooped up don't feed any supplements, just hay.
 
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I know she is going to miss the other horse but I plan on trying to keep her company at least a few hours a day. Also i have been looking at stall toys too. I will be exercising her several times a day like you said. I will get 2 mesh hay nets and hang them at opposite ends thats a great idea! This stall is going to be on the side of our house. So its kind of an outside stall I would say. One said of the stall will be against the house but i was wondering about the other three sides. The back of the stall I think i'm going to board up completely then the front of the stall will have the gate for me and her to come in and out. Then i'm left with the last side which will be the 30foot side opposite the house. Should I also board that side completely, I was thinking to put a few 2 by 4 all the way across. then my boyfriend thought we shouldn't leave empty space between the 2 by 4 and wanted to put up fencing. Any ideas on that?
 
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Are you talking car port? A garage is completely enclosed. When a horse is confined to a relatively small area, where it can't run, it sees it as a trap. When a predator lurks the horse relies on a fast getaway. Because a horse's vision isn't binocular like ours it doesn't see things as well as we do so when it sees something move, it needs to be able to go. Are you able to fence off an area, 1/2 an acre as that would be better and she could use the carport for a shelter.
 
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Well we have now changed our mind again. We will not be making a stall outside we are going to make a stall inside our shed it will be at least 12 by 15. the shed has a garage door on the front and back we are going to take the back door and lock it up and build a gate there so she can see out. We are also going to fence in a little less then 1/2 an acre just outside the gate so during the day we can leave the gate open so she can go outside in the fresh air. Do you think thats a good idea?
 
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