Insulating the barn for seasoned horses

Insulating the barn for seasoned horses

If you’ve never worked around horses, then you have no idea how difficult plus difficult it can be; Of course, there are large plus strong animals who can throw you around if they feel like it; You have to be careful to watch out for their heads, their legs, plus their hooves… There’s no doubt that you can sustain numerous injuries working around large farm animals, then however, another thing that you have to watch out for is the danger of environmental fatigue working around such large animals! Because horses require so much care, that means humans spend a lot of time outdoors lugging heavy things around to take care of them, but in the summer, this leaves you susceptible to heat stroke.

It is not strange to be outside, moving large bales of hay in the middle of a 90-degree afternoon plus covered in sweat through your shirt.

There is no air conditioning system in most horse barns, plus a simple standing fan will create a breeze however will not improve the overall quality of the air surrounding you. In the winter time time, you have to be equally careful. The outdoor temperature can dip below zero, plus you run the risk of hypothermia or frostbite working in such cold conditions… Since most horse barns are harshly drafty, it doesn’t make much sense to pump heating or cooling power into a breezy receptacle. You’ll essentially lose all the fancy, high quality treated air directly into the atmosphere. That is, unless you spend a lot of money on fancy insulation for your horse stable first. This year, as global warming continues to throw our temperature for a loop, I can’t take the temperature anymore; Finally, we will be adding all new insulation to our drafty barn.

 

 

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