You can build a tack room yourself by converting an existing room, an extension or a garden shed into a tack room. It is particularly important that the room is the right size to store all the riding equipment.
As with any construction, building your own tack room requires a precise plan, the necessary materials and, of course, craftsmanship. There are various ways to go about building your own tack room.
There are various ways to build a tack room yourself, but below we will show you three options where you can build a tack room either from an existing room, from an extension or from a garden shed.
If you have a detached room in your yard that is suitable in terms of size as a tack room for your equipment, then you can use it optimally as a tack room. If not already available, floor tiles or PVC should be laid, as they are best suited to the floor of a tack room.
The walls can be painted as required. Make sure that the walls can be drilled into so that the saddle racks, shelves and bridle holders can be attached later. Also install a lamp if this does not already exist.
The next step is to plan the interior of your tack room in detail so that you know how many saddle and bridle racks, hooks, cupboards, shelves and other equipment you need. You can purchase these either in an equestrian shop or in an online shop for riding equipment. Depending on your preferences, you can also buy shelves and lockers in furniture stores.
Once you have all the elements together, you can assemble them in the tack room according to your plan and screw them to the wall. You can now fill the shelves and cupboards with all your equipment as you wish.
If there is no suitable space available on your farm, you can also attach your tack room to the stable, for example. An extension with a rainproof roof and a finished, weatherproof wooden structure made of OSB boards is sufficient for this.
With this method, you should also plan in advance how much equipment you want to store in the tack room. This is also decisive for the choice of tack room size and for the purchase of the interior fittings. An opening for the door and possible windows should also be taken into account when planning.
When the wooden structure arrives at your premises, it is best to have it assembled directly by the respective company. If you already have the necessary tools on site, you can also assemble it yourself. The same naturally also applies to the procurement of the wood and the planning of the structure.
After setting up the tack room, get the planned furniture and accessories that you need to store all your riding equipment. We recommend installing a lockable door to prevent unauthorised access to the tack room. It also makes sense to install a ceiling light.
The tack room can now be fitted out with lockers, brackets and shelves as well as your equipment.
The third option we present to you here is to erect a garden shed. Garden sheds are available from DIY stores in various materials, with different roofs and a wide range of sizes. Garden sheds are specially made for outdoor use, which is why they are weather-resistant and therefore durable.
When choosing the size of the garden shed, it is important to know how much horse and riding equipment you have. This allows you to plan which items will take up how much space when buying the garden shed. Each element should have its own fixed place without it becoming too cramped in the garden shed.
In addition to the riding equipment, such as saddle and bridle holders, shelves and lockers, you should also think about installing a lamp. When buying a garden shed, make sure that it already has a lockable door or at least security hasps attached. A lockable door saves you having to buy lockable tack lockers.
The brackets and shelves can now be screwed to the wall and the cabinets assembled. You can now furnish your tack room as you wish.
A tack room should be at least 4 m² in size. The size will of course depend on how much riding equipment you have, as well as whether and with how many riders you will be sharing the tack room. An appropriate size for a tack room is between 4 and 8 m².
If the tack room is used for several horses, it makes sense to opt for a large tack room and to allow enough space for the riding equipment and, above all, for hanging the saddles. A saddle and its mount take up at least 60 cm in width and around 50 cm in height. This should be taken into account when planning and fitting.
If you want to build a tack room yourself, you should ensure that you plan this carefully. All the options listed are preceded by a detailed plan and, ideally, a sketch so that the dimensions of the tack room can be correctly determined and the interior fittings can be specified in advance.
When planning, you also need to consider who you are building the tack room for. Will you be using the tack room with one horse or will you be sharing the room with other riders? Accordingly, you can consider whether to opt for an open concept with brackets on the walls or for several lockable tack lockers. This provides the best possible protection against break-ins.
When building a tack room, you should also make sure that you lay non-slip flooring. This will ensure that you don't slip in the tack room even in rainy weather and when your boots are wet.
Especially if you hang wet clothing or wet blankets in the tack room, the room should be aired regularly to prevent the humidity from becoming too high and mould from forming. The optimum humidity in the tack room is 40 - 50 %.
When furnishing the tack room, you should not store feed sacks on the floor or openly to keep mice away from the feed. It is therefore advisable to store the horse feed in, for example, litter boxes or feed bins.
If you would like to build a tack room yourself, there are many options. You should decide for yourself what your requirements are, what purposes the chamber needs to fulfil and how much equipment for how many horses you want to accommodate.
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