The New Barn

Well, its not really an entirely new barn. We gutted the interior, replaced the rotted wooden floors with cement (of course there will be rubber mats), and reconfigured/rebuilt the stalls. When we bought this property 20 years ago we converted what was a workshop/garage, into a horse barn. The stalls were built using old, and occasionally new lumber of varying sizes, grades and condition. Needless to say, the barn was a hodge-podge of "compartments" which over the years have housed horses, ponies, chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats and rabbits. Our littlest mini, Delilah, lives under the stairs, similar to Harry Potter's bedroom. I think the measurements are about 4x5. She does have a little "hobbit" door so that she can go outside whenever she likes, but this has to be nailed shut during in-climate weather.  Of the 4 stall doors, only 2 match, and like the stalls, are of varying sizes and types of wood. I do have 2 matching stall latches, and matching halter/leadrope hangers which were purchased at Ocean State Job Lot for 4/$1.00. The "new and improved" barn will have 5 stalls, removable dividing walls in case I someday lose my mind and decide to get something big like a draft horse. There will be drains in all of the stalls so that the mats can occasionally be removed and the floors hosed down and cleaned. Stall doors will match as will all the hinges and latches. I've even splurged and  bought latches in the shape of horse shoes. There is a workbench with cabinets for storage and the windows are better than what are in my home, even though they were cast-offs from a construction job. It will probably be another couple of weeks before the barn is "horse ready". In the meantime all of the horses are living in temporary quarters which happen to be located in my garage.
When we bought this house I had remarked to my husband that the 30 x 40 ft garage would be perfect for horses. Of course he said "no way", and of course 20 years later there are horses living in the garage, and his car is parked in the driveway.(Please note that this post was actually dated 2014)