Anyone have suggestions of what you would put in a a new smaller barn if you were building one? Anything neat that you have seen?
I live near Calgary and as you can guess it is very windy so the alley has to run north and south so I do not create a wind tunnel. i also want to put a warm room in the west side facing the mountains. I do not use a barn on a regular basis as I like my horses to live outside....but plan on three box stalls for cooling out, foaling, sickness. I want three tie stalls for feeding babies and horses that need work on catching, manners and weight gain.
I was reading on a barn planning website that asphalt is good for the alley but my husband says it is more expensive than concrete...can anything be more expensive than concrete in this area! What about those garage doors on the alleyway? Better than split doors? Concrete in the stalls with mats or gravel/clay then wood planks?
Any ideas?