tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4702656956503387069..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Barn firesStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-56961218861434017712011-06-28T19:44:50.736-04:002011-06-28T19:44:50.736-04:00What about tying a plain metal ring on to the scre...What about tying a plain metal ring on to the screw eye with twine? It would make it easier for the grooms to clip on the stall guard one handed and keep the twine from hitting the ground so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89578792138678939402011-06-28T13:23:01.045-04:002011-06-28T13:23:01.045-04:00Ours are in their stalls only at meal times and wh...Ours are in their stalls only at meal times and when we have visitors present; otherwise they can come and go as they please. We don't have any fans, although I have thought about it this summer (104+ temps blech). <br /><br />We worry more about a fire in the woods behind us and/or trees falling on the fenceline and spooking the horses loose (we had a neighbor's horses "break in&Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-75594404088612687832011-06-27T20:00:28.210-04:002011-06-27T20:00:28.210-04:00No one here at our home smokes, and I wouldn't...No one here at our home smokes, and I wouldn't allow it near the barn. I can only remember one person in 7 years asking, and that was away from the barn itself.<br /><br />We use fans rated for outdoor use, that have sealed motors, and use heavy duty outdoor extension cords that go from fans up and not in reach of horses. (fans are mounted up so the cords are already out of reach)<br /><br />billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8711872549117522532011-06-27T19:51:50.525-04:002011-06-27T19:51:50.525-04:00I have been through a barn fire with my first hors...I have been through a barn fire with my first horse. I had leased her to a breeder while I was in college, and her barn went up one winter night. The only horses that survived were my mare and the filly in the stall next to her. They were in outside stalls, and my mare broke down her stall and part of the wall to get out, allowing the filly to escape too. Unfortunately, the filly, as we know Shadow Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015365019108553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-1619935582478830422011-06-27T18:11:30.014-04:002011-06-27T18:11:30.014-04:00I have industrial fans on the floor and breakers o...I have industrial fans on the floor and breakers on the outlets. No smoking in the barn, of course...but since I'm pretty much the only one here, that's a given. Hay is stored somewhere else. <br /><br />My horses are rarely locked in unless I am home. I would hope, if something happened, they would leave the barn on their own.....Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-12758346384007779592011-06-27T17:54:53.631-04:002011-06-27T17:54:53.631-04:00The one best thing one can do is ask for a walk-th...The one best thing one can do is ask for a walk-through by the local fire department. OOOOOO, the things this man pointed out, the questions he asked! It created a lot of work and planning and rules revisions, but so worth it! Um, it was free, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-82077956389045940642011-06-27T16:15:22.683-04:002011-06-27T16:15:22.683-04:00http://fuglyblog.com/?p=2298
Here is a pretty goo...http://fuglyblog.com/?p=2298<br /><br />Here is a pretty good link for a post on FHOTD regarding barn fires.Arethusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410692683489966169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-798391433268111192011-06-27T16:01:47.203-04:002011-06-27T16:01:47.203-04:00It's not a fool proof plan, but I always reque...It's not a fool proof plan, but I always request that my horses get the stall at the very end of the aisle, closest to the doors. I've been lucky so far that my barns have accommodated this request. I know that there's still a risk, but my hope is they'd have the best chance of someone getting to them if they're at the end of the aisle. Like you said, as a boarder there'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-40611276970983238372011-06-27T15:24:31.122-04:002011-06-27T15:24:31.122-04:00Absolutely no smoking. We keep the hay and woody ...Absolutely no smoking. We keep the hay and woody pet in a separate barn.<br />We do have fans, but they are mounted on the stalls. The horses are turned out for most or all of the day, so they do not spend too much time in the barn.<br /><br />During the winter I spied a space heater in the tack room. The space heater was unplugged and I never saw it turned on, but someone must have used it toValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.com