[AT] OT Barn floor question

[charlie hill]

If the horse is going to stay in the stall a good bit of the time hygene is 
very important.  Horses aren't know to pick their spots and don't mind 
standing in what they do.  However this isn't very good for their hoof 
health.  You know the old addage 'No Hoof...No Horse"

The main concern I would think is to have a very well drained floor and that 
would mean sand, crushed stone, etc.  In fact if I were building a stable 
I'd want a French drain running down deep under each stall.   If I did have 
a stall with a concrete floor I'd want a thick layer of shavings, sand or 
something to cushion the horses feet.

Just my thoughts.   Oh yeah.  Plywood is NOT an option.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Barn floor question


> You will not want a horse on a plywood floor-concrete under it or not. The
> urine will delaminate the floor in short order. I have never seen a horse
> stall that wasn't dirt/clay/crushed limestone with bedding material on 
> top.
> Mark
>
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> From: "Matthew" <matthewx at dogod.com>
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> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Barn floor question
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>> A few points...
>>
>> First, I use the term Amish barn loosly.  I would call the sheds  they
>> sell at Lowes or Home Depot Amish sheds.  There are so many Amish 
>> builders
>> around here the term has become generic.  AS it happens the folks 
>> building
>> my barn are Amish, but the reason I went with them was they charge a lot
> less.
>>
>> The folks building mine will do on-site building but that is much more
>> expensive.  They have quite the setup going, and I had a 15 week leed
>> time on the barn I got, built at their shop.
>>
>> They say they they drop a lot of these on lawns with no problems, I have
>> concerns that an 1100 pound horse may go through the plywood floor.
>> I thought filling between the joists with cement would fix that.  If
>> my math is near right I would need about 1 cubic yard.
>>
>> --Matthew
>>
>>
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