idea and mucking out question

[fleabitten]

I was just looking at my BHS stuff and was thinking about what youre supposed to do when working in the stable. You have to make sure that all equipment is placed in a convenient and safe location.

So i was thinking that instead of a box that you put on the floor inside the stable where it would get all full of bedding/hay/dirt and may be kicked or trampled on, even despite thinking it's out of the road - an idea might be to have one of those feed buckets that hang over the door and have your grooming kit in that - the inside of the door would be handier but BHS probably wouldnt like that as it still might be too unsafe, so you could put it on the outside and all you would have to do would be to reach over and get your brush or whatever.

Sorry, bit of a silly post, loads of people probably do this! ;D

Also, a question about mucking out; you have to 'maintain a clean working environment' by lifting the dung when your're grooming/tacking up etc and before starting.

Instructor at RS who i did the training with says that you need to keep the wheelbarrow outside the stable and keep the door closed unless you are going in or out with the fork etc. Which is actually really awkward. You would think that if the horse was tied up, it would be ok to have the door open and the wheelbarrow in the doorway whilst you skipped out? Horse has to always be tied up when you do any task in the stable.

Can anyone clarify this for me?

*PS just to warn you, there will be many more silly questions coming your way over the summer as i wade my way through the BHS syllabus lol!

[rainbow]

I remeber when at college they told us to put the wheel barrow in the door way with door open. Im guessing that must be right way as otherwise would they let us do it? sorry cant be much help.

[fimacg]

not sure about the wheelbarrow - I always leave it in the doorway but whether that is correct or not is another question.

As for the grooming kit I think that is a good idea

[fleabitten]

Thanks guys, I think that is what I would do. The only thing is that in the syllabus notes it mentions about closing stable doors - maybe I should email the BHS to ask them?

Jun 12, 2011 10:06:41 GMT fimacg said:

As for the grooming kit I think that is a good idea

Thanks Fi! ;D

[haffyfan]

Think the horse should really be tied up inside when you muck out so wheelbarrow across doorway okay as it's not going to jump/barge through it....although that alwayts happened to me usually waited till barrow was full before knocking it over mind! Wonder if they mean you take in and fill a skip (large bucket) and then every so often empty that into wheelbarrow...that way door can be closed...or tie horse up outside of stable and away from any dust!

Fleabitten until it died my grooming kit was in an over the door bucket for a long time as Murph wouldn't leave it alone on floor when he was a babba

[fleabitten]

Jun 12, 2011 13:04:44 GMT haffyfan said:

Think the horse should really be tied up inside when you muck out so wheelbarrow across doorway okay as it's not going to jump/barge through it

Yes thats true.

Jun 12, 2011 13:04:44 GMT haffyfan said:

Wonder if they mean you take in and fill a skip (large bucket) and then every so often empty that into wheelbarrow...that way door can be closed...

Thats a good point haffy - they may do it that way! It would certainly save faffing about trying to balance a forkful of dung and trying to open the stable door with one hand - most likely then knocking the fork off the wheelbarrow or door and spilling the poo all over the place lol!

Jun 12, 2011 13:04:44 GMT haffyfan said:

or tie horse up outside of stable and away from any dust

I think this would be a good answer for the mucking out section as thats supposed to be the correct method for mucking out. The only reason why you would lift the dung when in the stable with the horse is to maintain a clean working environment.

Jun 12, 2011 13:04:44 GMT haffyfan said:

Fleabitten until it died my grooming kit was in an over the door bucket for a long time as Murph wouldn't leave it alone on floor when he was a babba

I've never seen anyone do it before, so interesting to hear that it does happen - its pretty logical really isnt it