Friendly Friesian

I was out measuring a job yesterday and this beautiful Friesian decided to check me out. He was curious about my tape measure, my cell phone, and then put his head on my shoulder. As I was leaving, his owner told him to say goodbye and he lifted his right front leg and pawed the air. I love the barn business!

Book on Horse Barns

For a great read and plenty of Photos of some fabulous horse barns, check out Ultimate HORSE BARNS by Randy Leffingwell - Voyageur Press. It also makes for a great "coffee table" hard cover book.
c/o Barnes and Noble

With the merger of the Barnmaster and Md barn companies, MdBarnmaster has created the MD Estate series as well as the Barnmaster Ranch series barns. This product array along with the building expertise of Everything Builders allows our customers to create barn designs on par with the finest barns illustrated in Leffingwell's book.

Ultimate HORSE BARNS is available in Hard or Soft cover on Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com

INSTALLATION OF YOUR BARN

I have had many requests to explain the installation of a steel modular barn so I put together a picture sequence of the whole process. Click the following link http://bit.ly/kRE2Jm and follow the process from foundation to completion.

MdBarnmaster Makes Workshops!?

MdBarnmaster, known for decades as the premier supplier of equine structures, also makes buildings ideal for small backyard workshops. The fire resistant quality of an all steel structure provides a safer work space for woodworking, painting or any hobby projects. The modular design allows for almost any configuration. The workshop pictured was actually configured using the existing roofing materials of a 36' x 16' covered horse corral. 5/16" rolled reflective Astro-Foil was used to line the underneath side of the roofing providing additional insulation. A large 8' wide sliding door was provided for ease of moving wood materials in and out. To weatherproof the structure, poly closed cell foam was applied between all wall modules, Dow 795 silicon sealant applied at all joints, and brush weatherstrip sweeps at the sliding door. The result is the perfect workshop!

Fire Safety and Your Barn

Wood Pole barn



Fire Resistant modular steel barn

 Still like the look of a wood barn?

In 2002-2005, U.S. municipal fire departments responded to an estimated average of 1,090 barn

structure fires, annually. These fires resulted in an annual average of 2 civilian deaths, 10 civilian

injuries, and $32.4 million in direct property damage. These estimates are based on data from the

U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the

National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) annual fire department experience survey.

By Associated Press, Published: May 31, 2011

WEST GROVE, Pa. — An early morning barn fire in eastern Pennsylvania has killed six horses said to have Olympic potential.

 

Dozens of Horses Killed in Barn Fires

By Kriston Capps

Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010

Dozens of horses were killed in a fire at Charles Town Races and Slots in West Virginia

 

We can talk about all the advantages of modular steel barns from crib proof, chew proof, kick proof, and being sanitary but the most valuable feature is its fire resistant quality with the use of non-combustible materials on all exposed surfaces.

Check out some addtional steps to ensure the fire safety of your barn with this link from The U.S. Humane Society

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/Horse-Barn-Fire-Publication.pdf

Cribbing and Your Barn

Have you ever observed your horse repeatedly nod up and down, paw at the stall floor, or pull on a piece of wood from its stall?  Cribbing is an Equine OCD behavior of horses that can be quite expensive; stalls must be repaired and can lead to intestinal problems with the horse. Along with proper diet, exercise, or just spending time with your horse, providing a stall environment that eliminates the ability for your horse to crib is extremely helpful. MdBarnmaster barns' all steel galvanized stall interiors provide a chew proof and crib proof environment. Your next step is to address your horse's nervous behavior.

Pictured is an all steel galvanized MdBarnmaster stall. The ultimate in safety for your horse...sanitary, crib proof, chew proof, kick proof, and fire resistant.

Equine Herpes Virus and Your Barn

Please exercise caution when isolating your horse from the Equine Herpes Virus. Make sure your stalls are disinfected thoroughly.

According to Dr. Larry Bauman, Equine Veterinarian, "Generic disinfectants such as bleach, chlorhexidine, quaternary ammonias and others are effective in killing the EHV-1 virus." This is great advice, but your barn stalls need to be constructed of a surface that can be easily disinfected. 

MdBarnmaster barns are the perfect horse housing environment to help reduce the spread of disease. The modular galvanized steel construction allows you to power wash and thoroughly disinfect every stall repeatedly and the galvanized steel does not allow disease carrying germs to penetrate the stall walls.

Pictured is the interior of an MdBarnmaster stall. Note the smooth galvanized steel surface. Germs can be easily be eliminated using recommended solutions.