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I saw that article too. It also mentioned that the furnace rotated the large round bale as it burned it. That seemed to be an important feature.

Most people measure their buildings to the outside of the girts.

If the roof is not insulated you may have problems with condensation formation causing it to sometimes "rain" inside your barn. This can be corrected later with a spray on type insulation, but it's...

Like Richard said the clover should thin out in a couple of years. Excessive red clover causes slobbers. There is one kind of clover to stay away from, it's called Alsike. I'm not sure how common...

KV vet, dover

I agree, a pole barn of this size would be easy to build and I would estimate the same for materials (without concrete aisle). I did a similar center aisle barn a few years ago. 34 x 48 x 10....

>Five feet high is really the minimum for a horse fence;

For a four rail fence 5' works out pretty good. It's a little tall for a 3 rail fence. Most horse fencing in my area is not 5' tall. I...

>I definately wouldnt pay him his last draw, and if he wants to go to court and make a lien claim, tell him you would welcome the chance to get in front of a judge and tell your story!

This would...

I don't know about hemlock, but my neighbor used untreated oak posts. Two years later you could snap them off with one finger.

I live in Connecticut. I kid you not, I was in the store the other night, they were $9.99. When they go on sale they're like 6 or 7 dollars. What really blows my mind is they do grow watermelons...

This isn't something I would do to my stalls, but I've seen people that drill holes thru the stall fronts right above the water bucket. The hole is just slightly larger than the hose and is angled...

I finally found the link for the corner edge protectors. I think we got the 1.5" or 2" wide protectors, I'll check later.

Post Edge - Models 1-96, 3-96 & 4-96
Pre-drilled, post edging prevents...

I'm not an expert on pasture forage but I have the same questions you do concerning clover and fescue. This is the hearsay I’ve heard and what I could glean from the forage guides...

Sabi,

Be careful of fescue grasses and horses. There can be problems with a type of fungus that likes this type of grass. If you do use fescue make sure it is a low endophyte variety. Here's a...

Our two horses always slept lying down in their stalls where we used to board them. After we brought them home a couple years ago it took almost a year before they resumed this practice. Now...

>If you get horses to fighting or a horse that decides to kick the wall you don't want that wall giving.

I agree a horse kicks shouldn't generally be a problem, although a good squarely landed...

I've never heard of a feed hole incident, but I can certainly see how it could happen. I have heard of a young horse getting its hoof stuck between the bars. I guess his little hoof was just the...

I've seen these in Northern tool and/or Harbor Freight. I did all my cutting with hand shears. Talk about painful.

Using OSB for interior walls is extremely common in workshops and ag buildings. It's very cost effective and durable so long as it doesn't get wet. Not suitable for housing animals though, at least...

>Downside is unless you also spring for meters you can't track when a horse stops drinking (early sign of problems).

Excellent point, I forgot about that.

>I guess plastic piping is the name of the game, but I would think the water would eventually freeze anyway.

You don't, unless you have some complicated self-drainage scheme or compressor to clear...

Glass windows are nice if you do not keep an open barn in the winter. They let light in and let the horses look out without letting in the sub zero wind. I live in Southern New England and the...

>>We have an inch or two of crush run gravel over the dirt, topped by an inch of stone dust, all covered with rubber mats.

There’s your problem right there. You need to remove...

Here's my opinion on horse flooring. I built my own stable 2 years ago and I'm always weighing the pros and cons of everything relating to stable design and construction.

Concrete: Okay in the...