The Round Barn

Some folks have asked to see more of the round barn.  I finally got around to snapping some pics today, so here you go!  For those of you who have seen the pics on Facebook, there will be a few more and some additional description here.  Keyboard > phone for typing on!

Tucker's new pajamas.  Spendy, but nice to have him back in a sheet that fits.  Just in time for temperatures to drop into midweight-blanket range...

Round barn (and indoor) viewed walking back from Tucker's current paddock.

Pigeons like it here, too.  (And so we have pigeon netting up on the rafters...)

Entering the barn.  That's the feedroom dead ahead behind the grate.  Hay is in the loft overhead (not pictured) and an immediate-use supply is kept stocked in a nook to the left of the entryway (also not pictured).  Shavings are in an identical nook to the right.

You've seen this picture before of Tucker's stallfront.  Blanket bar on the front of the stall door and another behind; the latter space is too narrow for heavy blankets (they would interfere with opening the stall) but works great for coolers and sheets.  The shavings nook is right on the otherside of the leftmost stall wall in this photo.  The bars between stalls are left uncovered by default, but some pony now has wood over most of his because he can be a little territorial about his meals.  Not sure we went from sweet little Tucker who could go out with anybody because he got along with everyone and thus there was never any trouble to sweet little Tucker who rules his horse-relationship environment with an iron fist and would not allow any trouble to ever exist...

The view left from Tucker's stall door.  The barn has ten stalls total, plus one run-in-shed field with a permanent resident, and I forget how many paddocks (several with shelters in the form of solar panels) and paddockable-with-moveable-fencing spaces -- enough that the grass always stays in good shape, anyway.  The white garage door leads to the indoor; there is one at either end of the aisle and the barn stays pretty cozy even in winter with those kept closed.

The other bank of stalls.  There's also a wash stall behind the wall on the left side of the picture, across from the stall with the guard chain up.

Another view left from Tucker's stall door.  The purple coat is hanging on a saddle rack and the righthand side of the picture cuts off the hose reel and spots to hang brooms, pitchforks, etc.  The other storage nook contains the sort of misc. stuff that accumulates at any barn, and also the door to the bathroom.

Tack room viewed from one entry looking towards the other.  If you went out the door at the far side of the photo, Tucker's stall would be in front and to your left and the garage door into the arena would be to your right.  Indoor is viewable through the bank of windows on the right hand wall.  There's a sink, whiteboard, counter, etc., near the far door, and in the middle of the lefthand wall is a utility room with blanket storage.

And I have FUBARed my page design, so this caption of for the pic blow of myyyyyy particular slice of the tack room.  The hanging blanket is not mine, but the toolbox (that's my stud kit) with Vetrolin bottle on top is, and likewise the big tupperware, and the stuff behind and in between.  There is a rumor we'll be getting cabinets to replace our trunks and help to control our sprawl...

The indoor viewed from C.  The tack room is to my back.  I really love all the windows; they made the place feel nicely open and airy even before the recent footing upgrade (and the lower row does open to let the breeze in when the weather is nice).

And here's the indoor viewed from A, looking back towards the barn.  You can see the two entryways -- closed garage door behind wooden half-doors on the right side of the photo (that's the entry near Tucker's bank of stalls) and open door on the left by the jumps.  The green tarps above the tack room windows cover the opening into the hayloft, used primarily for putting hay up into the loft (the farm produces all its own hay) and also apparently in the past for seating/viewing when there's been a clinic on-site.

I really love this barn, and this farm in general.  It's a great combination of pretty and user-friendly and I feel very lucky to keep Tucker here.