This is a tribute to 38 years with Kathy. She recognized that “thing” in me that only a woman can recognize and she is the reason I am here with you today.

Laundry rooms are often seen in barns where horse hair can be kept from the clothes people wear.  Washing horse blankets requires a heavy duty machine.  Where there are a lot of horses using leg wraps, saddle…

The primary purpose of electricity in a barn is to have lights but unfortunately the placement of lights have been left to the discretion of architects and electricians – not horse professionals.  The…

Areas dedicated for use by visiting professionals are found in large barns where their activity can be separated from the day to day activities of grooming or the movement of horses in and out of the barn. …

Horses often use their teeth to chew on the barn (this is called pica) and protective trim helps to prevent damage.  However I have also seen horses destroy this trim leaving very sharp edges exposed to cut…

When a structure is built into a hill then there needs to be a retaining wall. This prevents the hill that was cut into from moving down into the structure causing damage.  An engineer is needed for this.  Old…

This gallery has images of details from a variety of barn roof structures.  Some are functional and some are aesthetic.

Round pens are made in many ways. Some simple panels and others engineering marvels.

Here are some images of ways to dispense salt and minerals that I have seen on many farms.  Personally I use a mined salt block on the ground or having someway on a wall.  I also believe that many minerals are…

Stall walls made of plank boards stacked on edge inside a channel make a quick set up for stalls.  They also provide an easy way to take the wall down to double the size of a stall.  A sandwich board ties these…

The advent of inexpensive outdoor cameras and electronic sensors have led to this topic.  The visual recording helps to prevent theft and worker abuse of horses.  They are watching…. Door and barn entrance…

Half a million miles with few mechanical problems.My GMC pick up truck is the most important piece of equipment. It takes me safely around the country visiting horse farms.

Blocking direct sunlight using shades is important in hot climates.  The direct heat on the horse or barn areas make life uncomfortable and even dangerous.  Wind, on the other hand, is welcomed in the south…

Solar panels are improving in their ability to generate electricity and usually require a lot of roof space to become useful.  Barn and arena roofs are large enough to generate the electricity needed to power…

There are so many varieties but I might be able to categorize stall doors into groups: swinging in, swinging out and sliding.  All have advantages and disadvantages.  Latches are too numerous but again fall into…