Building the perfect setup with @nohorsehan

In July 2025, I was lucky enough to finally be able to say that my horses live at home with me. Like most horse-loving enthusiasts, I went into it thinking, I’ll just make it work. The plan was simple: the horses would live out, I wouldn’t need stables or a tack room, and the hardstanding I had would be enough.

Unfortunately, once it became a reality, I quickly realised that having no facilities just wasn’t going to work.

I’m an amateur eventer and, like most riders, I’ve accumulated a lot of kit over the years – all of which suddenly had nowhere to live. On top of that, I have two grey horses who need bathing and then standing in for a few hours before heading off to compete. My soil is incredibly wet, and I knew that once winter arrived, my fields would flood… which they absolutely did.

That’s when Longcross came into the picture.

I chose their mobile twin stables with an 8ft tack room. I opted for the larger tack room because of the sheer amount of equipment I’ve collected over the years, and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made.

I needed a quick turnaround, and just four weeks after moving the horses home, the stables were up. A friendly, professional team arrived and had everything erected within a day. They took all their rubbish away with them and left absolutely no trace, apart from my gorgeous new stables.
At the time, I hadn’t quite finished the groundwork, but because the stables are mobile, we were able to drag them into their final position once everything was ready. (This did require a very large tractor – which is both good and bad! Good because they’re clearly heavy and solid, but bad because moving them isn’t exactly a small job.)

I can’t comment too much on long-term longevity yet, as I’ve only had the stables for five months, but so far I’m incredibly impressed. We’ve had two major storms with no leaks and no damage at all. We did, unfortunately, have one unexpected incident when the hunt passed by and one of my horses jumped out of his stable. After watching the CCTV footage, I honestly can’t believe there was no damage. He had his full weight on the door for a good minute or so, yet the door didn’t drop on the hinges or show any signs of strain.

That alone says everything about the quality.

I would 100% recommend these stables to anyone who will listen.