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RE: [RC] [RC] Barns -- Back to endurance? - Laurie Durgin

On a hill preferabley.(mine isn't ).Close to the house, Mine is about 75 feet.Security and less distance to travel in the cold ,dark. Lots of gravel, if you are really smart and have the $ install french drains around it and make sure it all slopes away from the barn.
Check for underground springs (we didn't know about ours :0( .
We put sky light panels in ours .Have a metal roof (noisy).Roof vent, lots of ventilation. Make sure you use pressure treated wood if you build it on the bottom foot or two.(friends didn't,theirs is rotting).Make sure horses can see each other and out.
Water source nearby(that runs away from the barn and paths).(no , not the underground spring!!)
Don't plan on storing any or much hay in the barn.(I ahve sotred some nearby and have had bales , sqaure and round that were seating, in the SE
at least, seems some farmers don't know how to cut and cure hay and you have to be careful.
Frankly , I don't use my barn , much except to feed now. Mine like to come and go . I'd just do a half shed/half stalls for injured or sick horse.Saves stall cleaning and they chew on the wood less!!! Laurie/Rascal/Honey/Scout


From: SteelSideDown@xxxxxxx
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Barns -- Back to endurance?
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 22:25:59 EST

Kinda back to endurance?

We're starting a barn this spring. What do you love/hate about your barn?
What features did you wish you put in? Location? Materials? Layout? Pasture
layout in reference to it?

All this keeping in mind, the many weekends out of town. Which relates to
others feeding my horses, quick feeding and turn out, and of course loading and
unloading the trailer (tack and horses) in the dark, rain, etc.

Thanks in Advance,
Jen

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