Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[1 Old Man]

Due to the recent rains my pastures are swamped. Last couple of days have not
done much to dry them out. Now......
Did I hear the N.E Tx news correctly @10pm? Predicting Low 20's Tues/Wed with
wind chills at -10* to -15*. Jeez, I need just a bit of clear, dry weather to get ready for spring.
Plus, my dog is filthy and smells like wet dog (cold, wet and muddy) so coming
inside is not popular w/ the wife. The dog has a bed in the garage and I plug in a oil heater
in really bad weather.
Got the fire wood undercover and ready.
Try to stay warm E. Tx.

 

[WM75Guy]

Pretty chilly for us on Wednesday night.

 

[Bearsixty7]

Due to the recent rains my pastures are swamped. Last couple of days have not
done much to dry them out. Now......
Did I hear the N.E Tx news correctly @10pm? Predicting Low 20's Tues/Wed with
wind chills at -10* to -15*. Jeez, I need just a bit of clear, dry weather to get ready for spring.
Plus, my dog is filthy and smells like wet dog (cold, wet and muddy) so coming
inside is not popular w/ the wife. The dog has a bed in the garage and I plug in a oil heater
in really bad weather.
Got the fire wood undercover and ready.
Try to stay warm E. Tx.

yes, supposedly could set some all time records here in the Metromess!

 

[WM75Guy]

Cold weather is coming our way. Cleaned and bedded stalls before it hits. Raining on and off. Hopefully it stops before the temps drop below freezing. Will blanket the horses and close up the barn before long.

 

[LouNY]

About all I ever saw closed up barns being good for was pneumonia.

 

[ponytug]

About all I ever saw closed up barns being good for was pneumonia.

I agree in general, but I think that there is "closed" and there is "closed up tight" when it comes to horses.

There was a certain local horse owner and horse racer that built his horses the best stalls money could buy (at the time), solid brick, with only a door and a window on one side.

Moving the horses in to those stalls promptly gave the horses respiratory diseases, and the horses had to be moved out to the wood, airy barn and stables that they had been in. (Leland Stanford, Sr.) The wood barn and the brick stables are still there today. The brick stables eke out an existence as shelter for lawn mowers and implements.

Palo Alto Stock Farm Horse Barn - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There are several tall light and air "chimneys" inside that bring light to the horses, and serve as natural chimneys for ventilation and fly removal.

As the palm trees in front suggest, it only occasionally gets down to freezing.

@WM75Guy good luck with the storm and your horses.

All the best,

Peter

 

[WM75Guy]

Respiratory problems have never been an issue. The stables are not airtight. Today we just closed and fastened the aisle end doors. There are vents on the eaves and a vented cupola. Three of the stall dutch doors to the outside are still open. The 2 windows have been changed to dutch doors since this picture was taken. Tomorrow night the dutch doors will get closed to help prevent water lines from freezing.

 

[ponytug]

@WM75Guy nice barn! (And I did not believe for an instant that you'd be sealing horses in.)

I hope everything goes well in the cold snap.

All the best,

Peter

 

[1 Old Man]

WM75Guy, very nice set up. Stay warm.

 

[two_bit_score]

2 windows have been changed to dutch doors since this picture was taken.

Beautiful place!