Design Handbook for Stables and Equestrian Buildings

A guide to stable design - practical and full of inspiration and advice. Among the detailed topics discussed are: * Basic requirements of a good stable * Planning a yard - optimum layout and planning permission * Constructing and kitting out stables - flooring, drainage, roofing, walls, doors, windows, stable fittings * Key yard constructions - e.g. feed rooms, tack rooms, rug storage areas, washing-down rooms * Turnout, schooling and training facilities - e. g. lungeing arenas, outdoor and indoor schools * Services, fire precautions and waste disposal - drainage, electricity and water supply, muck disposal, safety * Converting existing buildings, and maintenance and repair The basic principles of good stable design are relevant for all horses and ponies - so whether accommodating an Olympic equine athlete or a family pony, any horse or pony in your care should be housed in a safe environment which caters adequately for his needs - and this book shows you how

About the author

Keith Warth is a practising architect based near Cambridge. He specialises in designing stables and yards for horses, both small scale and large. He cares passionately for the well-being of horses and how they are kept, and this is reflected in the advice given in this book, his second for J.A. Allen on the matter of stable design.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Warth, Warth Keith
• Publisher: Allen & Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9781908809186
• ISBN: 978-1-908809-18-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Humanities, art, music > Art; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Equestrian & animal sports, Equestrian and animal sports, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / General