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.   

A Healthy Barn Idea!

There are as many barn designs and opinions of barn designs as there are horse owners. Most veterinarians recommend maximum airflow to ensure a healthy space for your horse.  The barn that is pictured is a Barnmaster Ranch series shedrow barn. With two fully enclosed 12 x 12 stalls it also has a 36 x 12 covered area opened to the rear of the barn. Of course, a convenient 12 x 12 tack room and a 12 x 12 hay storage area makes this barn extremely functional. As you can see, this barn allows for maximum airflow yet provides space for protection from the harshest elements for your horse. All MdBarnmaster barns are designed with maximum airflow and the health of your horses in mind.

Lofty Idea!

Just finished up a 12 ft X 36 ft loft and stairs making this clear span building even more useful. 2 1/2" X 6" steel purlins @ 24" O.C. make up the superstructure and 3/4" plywood is used for the deck. Another extremely satisfied customer. Now heading up to the same customer's vacation home in Big Bear to work up a design for a new garage.

MdBarnmaster barns make great freespan buildings!

Just finished up a Gambrel style clearspan building. Building is 48ft x 44ft with a 12 ft posted covered porch. It also contains a 12ft x 12ft office, 6ft x 7ft bathroom, and a 48ft x 12ft storage loft with stairs. Customer is an avid classic car collector and needed a space for all his toys. MdBarnmaster not only manufactures barns for horses but also makes ideal garages, workshops, and  RV storage buildings. Everything Else Builders provides everything else to dress out an already superior structure.

Introduction

Hi everyone!! Welcome to Everything Else Builders' official blog. My expectations are not grandiose but I hope to have created a place that informs, promotes discussion, and generates ideas for barn designs, horse safety, horse comfort and owner convenience. Please feel free to share with others your thoughts. As I run across pertinent links or articles, I will post them. If I wake up in the middle of the night with a brilliant thought, I will share. If you are a customer, please feel free to share your barn building experience with others.