Whether you just built your stable, moved to a new property with a stable, or are trying to update your existing stable, there are certain supplies you have to keep on hand. So what do you need to add to your horse barn supply list?
Horse Barn Must-Haves
There are four categories of items you need to consider when buying stable supplies. These are essential to maintain the cleanliness of your barn and the health of your horse. The categories are:
- Mucking Supplies
- Feeding Supplies
- Wash Stall Essentials
- Stall Supplies
What mucking equipment do I need in my barn?
Mucking, the task of removing manure and dirt from your stalls and barn, is going to be a daily important task for you. So the mucking equipment that you need in your barn includes the best manure forks, muck buckets and carts, and tool holders to make this important (and dirty!) task a snap.
Dura-Tech® Platinum Manure Fork
The Dura-Tech® Platinum Manure Fork was designed by professional horsemen with durability in mind and constructed of high-impact, 100% plastic. It’s cold-weather resistant and guaranteed to be unbreakable for up to five years. It also comes in multiple colors.
The Dura-Tech® Multipurpose Muck Cart
The Dura-Tech® Multipurpose Muck Cart totes it all and is more affordable, smaller, and easier to maneuver than a wheelbarrow or muck tub. This lightweight cart rolls easily, is portable, and is easy to store in trailers and small tack rooms. It’s also easy to clean, weatherproof, and leakproof.
Easy-Up® Tool Holder
The Easy-Up® Tool Holder keeps brooms, manure forks, shovels, and rakes off the floor and readily accessible. Three perfectly placed sets of tined slots hold multiple barn tools and are sturdy enough to hold the heaviest tools. It is easy to install and has a five-year warranty against breakage.
Check out all of Schneiders great manure management tools to complete your mucking shopping list.
What feeding supplies do I need for my barn?
Feeding your horse requires more than just grain and a hose; you need a place for your horse to have easy access to their food and water. In addition, you need a way to bring dinner to them easily. The feeding supplies that you need for your barn include hay feeders and bags, water buckets, and grain feeders.
Easy-Up® Slow Feed Corner Floor Hay Rack
The Easy-Up® Slow Feed Corner Floor Hay Rack is a great way to promote slow eating in a more natural position. The rack can fit up to 6-8 flakes of hay or more, depending on size, with full use of the lid. With simple assembly and mounting hardware included, this rack has a five-year warranty.
Dura-Tech® 2" Extra Slow Feed Nylon Hay Net
This nylon hay net allows horses to eat continually through flexible diamond-shaped feeder holes to satisfy the natural need to graze. The net keeps a steady flow of roughage going to the stomach, helping to reduce stomach acids and improve digestion. This hay net decreases the amount of hay loss, keeping less hay underfoot and scattered about. Don’t forget your StableHand for easy hay net loading!
Dura-Tech® Easy Fill Slow Feed Hay Bag Can
The Dura-Tech® Easy Fill Slow Feed Hay Bag Can has a spring system that allows it to stand open while loading hay. It holds up to 4-5 flakes of hay and has multiple holes for feeding. Easy to hang and easy to collapse while not in use, this hay bag is durable and convenient for any stall.
Dura-Tech® Platinum Flatback 20 Quart Bucket
The Dura-Tech® Platinum Flatback 20 Quart Bucket is 'Created with durability in mind with a Thick-walled design with durable, high impact, 100% chemical-free plastic. Buckets are indestructible and cold water resistant. With a 20-quart capacity and a flat back to fit flush against a wall or hanging surface. A one-piece metal ring around the top ensures the handle won't pull through. Don’t forget your bucket hanger!
Dura-Tech® Platinum Corner Feeder
The Dura-Tech® Platinum Corner Feeder is virtually indestructible and cold weather resistant. It fits snugly into corners and fastens easily by the 3 reinforced U-bolts, and has a 30 quart. capacity and is deep enough to discourage grain slinging.
Be sure to shop all of Schneiders feeders for the perfect feed solutions for your stable.
What do I need for my horse wash stall?
If your stable has a horse wash stall, then it is important to have all the supplies you need on hand, so you can bring your horse in from their ride, wash, and go. Having the right horse wash stall equipment saves you time for every washing need, from show prep to after-lesson bathing. Some equipment you may need for your horse wash stall include hoses, sprayers, hot water heaters, and more.
Schneiders® Heavy Duty 50' Expandable Hose
Schneiders® Heavy Duty 50' Expandable Hose is our heaviest duty, hardest working expandable hose. Triple-ply latex core adds durability along with the tough, ballistic nylon outer with brass fittings. Expands up to 50' yet is easy to store in compact areas. When not in use, the hose shrinks to half its size. Don’t forget your hose holder!
Schneiders® Power Wash Sprayer with Soap Dispenser
Cut your bathing time in half with the Schneiders® Power Wash Sprayer with Soap Dispenser. This all-in-one hose attachment has multiple pressure settings and a removable soap dispenser to fill with your favorite soap or shampoo. You can easily switch from a water rinse to soap with an easy dial at the top of the sprayer. You can use this sprayer with any hose - just add soap and wash.
Insta-Hot® Pro Portable Horse Washing System
The Insta-Hot® Pro is the most advanced portable horse-washing system on the market! Updated with a LED screen, and your horse's baths will be up to 96°F warmer. The Insta-Hot® Pro Portable Washing System allows you to give warm baths anywhere, anytime, and in just a matter of seconds. It's an inexpensive, easy, and portable solution for safer, stress-free warm-water horse bathing.
Add these and all your stall wash equipment supplies to your shopping list today!
What is needed in a horse stall?
Your horse’s stall is their haven from the world, so you want to make sure it’s clean, comfortable, and safe. Some items you need in your horse stall include stall mats, stall guards, stall gates, stall signs, and hardware for a safe and secure stall. If you are in the process of building stalls, check out everything you need to build a safe horse stall!
Tru-Stall 12' X 12' Stall Mat Flooring Kit
Tru-Stall 12' X 12' Stable Flooring Kit is a pre-packaged kit with interlocking rubber stall mats; easy to install and a perfect solution if you have 12' x 12' stalls, wash racks, or grooming areas that need new mats. It requires no adhesive for installation and is easy to maintain, as the interlocking edges puzzle lock together and save you from the flooring hassles seen with standard straight-edge mats. Also, don’t forget your EZ-Grip Mat Mover!
Dura-Tech® Deluxe Dura-Mesh Stall Guard
The Dura-Tech® Deluxe Dura-Mesh Stall Guard is the perfect adjustable stall guard that allows your horse to see out and have maximum airflow. With a heavy-duty Dura-Mesh center and nylon web bindings, it comes in black or blue plaid and fits most stall openings.
Easy-Up® Titan Stall Gates
The Easy-Up® Titan Stall Gate is the strongest stall gate in the industry. Anxious horses may benefit from these styles of stall gate due to the additional airiness and ability to look out of the stall with the roomy and deep yoke allowing your horse to hang their head comfortably over the gate. Heavy-duty hinges keep the gate from sagging over time, designed to swing as either a left or right-sided gate, and fits most standard stall doorways.
Plexiglass Stall Information Card
Keep all of your horse’s important information with the most important thing in your stable: your horse! The Plexiglass Stall Information Card keeps your horses important data handy in case of an emergency as well as everyday feeding information. English and Spanish descriptions are listed, and this card uses wet erase, dry erase markers and china wax pens with ease.
Check off everything you need for your stable supplies with Schneiders’ large selection!
Tack Room Must-Haves
In your tack room, you’ll typically need various racks, baskets, and rolling carts to help you store your tack, horse blankets, grooming supplies, and other horse care items. Whether you own a personal farm or boarding facility, your horse gear always tends to multiply. Being able to locate the tack you are looking for quickly helps keep you stress-free, plus a well-organized tack room is always fun to show off. The major tack room must-haves that you need are:
- Saddle racks
- Bridle and halter racks
- Saddle pad and blanket racks
- Baskets and racks to organize
Check out these Tack Room Ideas for both small and large tack rooms!
What saddle rack do I need?
Saddle racks are a must-have for any stable. Keeping your saddles clean, off the ground, and organized is essential, so some saddle racks you may need include saddle stands, mounted saddle racks, or saddle carts.
Easy-Up® Portable Multi Saddle Racks
A great space saver for tack rooms at home or at a show. A sturdy upright unit can hold your English or Western saddles effortlessly while leaving room to maneuver. It’s easy to assemble and disassemble for easy transport and holds any type of saddle easily.
Easy-Up® Saddle Rack with Pad Bar
The Easy-Up® Saddle Rack with Pad Bar keeps your saddle pad and saddle together without touching, so both can dry out after a ride. Easy to assemble, the one or two-bar option is easy to mount on a wall. A portable one-bar option is great for a stall wall or trailer. Durable and heavy-duty, this saddle rack is great for all kinds of saddles.
Easy-Up® Pro Series Saddle & Tack Cart
For transporting and holding your saddles, the Easy-Up® Pro Series Saddle & Tack Cart is perfect. With two reinforced saddle racks that can hold both English or Western saddles, it maneuvers easily across all types of terrain. It also boasts a convenient lower storage basket and 6 tack hooks along the back of the frame that can handle all the extras. This saddle rack is ready for travel and perfect for small spaces too.
What should I get to hang my bridles and halters?
From DIY to store-bought, there are many different types of hangers for your bridles and halters. However, we strongly recommend you add an equestrian-specific hook or rack to your stable supply shopping list.
Coated Metal Bridle Rack
A Coated Metal Bridle Rack is an economical solution for organizing your tack room. The traditional 'fox face' design has an arched top to provide crown support for halters and bridles, while the lower hook hangs leads. The metal is plastic coated in fun colors to brighten up any tack room.
Easy-Up® Pro Swivel Mounted 20 Hook Bridle Rack
The Easy-Up® Pro Swivel Mounted 20 Hook Bridle Rack takes up little space while holding up to 20 bridles on a single rack. Its space-saving design is perfect for small spaces and tack rooms. This bridle rack makes finding your tack easy with two arms that swivel freely to the left and right, so you won't waste time looking for the correct bridle.
Easy-Up® Pro Mountable Horseshoe 6 Hook Rack
The Easy-Up® Pro Mountable Horseshoe 6 Hook Rack is a stylish yet durable tack rack that is built to last for your barn or show stalls. It mounts to the front of your stall or tack room and, with the unique horseshoe motif, would be an excellent piece for your home.
For all these options and more, add bridle and halter racks to your shopping list!
How should I hang up my horse blankets and saddle pads?
You should use horse blanket racks and saddle pad racks to hang up your horse blankets and saddle pads to keep them dry, organized, and free of dirt and pests.
Easy-Up® Heavy Duty Blanket Rack
The Easy-Up® Heavy Duty Blanket Rack system allows you to easily hang and organize all your blankets, sheets, cooler, and slickers, with space for adding a horse's identification to each blanket bar. With five hanging bars that swivel and space to fit five additional bars for blankets, this system is heavy-duty and guaranteed to hold blankets of any heft. This rack also comes with a five-year warranty, giving you peace of mind about its durability.
Easy-Up® 10 Arm Vertical Pad Rack
The Easy-Up® 10 Arm Vertical Pad Rack is the best saddle pad rack for space-saving, durability, and organization. It’s easy to install, and because of the space between pads, wet pads dry out quickly. No more damp saddle pads, which saves you from mold and mildew. It’s also rust-resistant and made of heavy-duty steel that is made to last.
Check off your supply list to keep your saddle pads and blankets organized and clean with Schneiders selection of great and durable racks!
How should I organize my tack room?
You’ve done the due diligence, and you have everything you need for your stable to be well-managed and organized. But there’s one room left to stock up, and that’s your tack room. You’ve probably bought the tack you need, but you can’t just leave it stuffed in the tack room: it’s time to order tack room supplies! Plus, when you have what you need, check out our lifehacks to organize your tack room!
Easy-Up® Basket & Tack Rack
The Easy-Up® Basket & Tack Rack keeps your horse's gear neatly organized in the tack room and on the stall front. The wire basket has a large holding capacity and can easily store bottles, while the 3 hooks underneath hold tack, halters, and leads. So versatile, it turns into a portable unit by zip tying to show stalls or in your trailer.
Easy-Up® XL Mounted Boot Rack
The Easy-Up® XL Mounted Boot Rack is designed to hold all styles of horse boots. It’s great storage for drying boots after workouts or washing. The larger size now fits up to 10 pairs (20 total) of horse boots!
Pick the rack that works best for your tack room at Schneiders!
Having a stable is a dream for any horse owner. It’s a great place to keep your horse safe, as well as a place for all your tack and supplies. So having the best stable supplies will ensure your stable stays organized, clean, and a blissful place for horses and riders.
