| For those of you who have daughters, you probably | | | | family riding lawnmower. (I spent more time on this |
| already know that little girls love ponies. If you decide | | | | vehicle than anyone else!) Although this structure was |
| to give in to your precious little lady, I would highly | | | | dedicated to Bambi and Thunder, the utility of the |
| recommend a quality set of horse barn blueprints. | | | | building was so much more. The storage capacity |
| I am constantly making reference to my father, who | | | | was a big help, plus the horse barn was a visually |
| by trial-and-error, has engineered many do-it-yourself | | | | pleasing edifice, adding aesthetic value to our |
| (DIY) projects. Eventually, they have turned out very | | | | homestead. |
| well, but not without a great deal of swearing, minor | | | | My sister has since moved away, taking her horses |
| injuries and doubt. I don't ever remember seeing my | | | | with her. But the building remains as a result of my |
| father with a set of plans or blueprints for his | | | | father's hard work, and houses a small army of |
| handiwork, and I would estimate this has cost him | | | | chickens, which my mother tends to every day. I |
| hundreds of hours better spent on other things (like | | | | always have eggs for breakfast when I go back to |
| taking his son to a Phillies game!). | | | | visit my parents. |
| One major project my dad tackled was a horse barn | | | | If you decide to take on the successful execution of |
| for my younger sister's two horses, Bambi and | | | | horse barn blueprints, make sure there is enough |
| Thunder. This horse barn had a front room for | | | | grass for your horse(s) to eat! My sister's horse barn |
| storing feed and medicine, two individual stalls for the | | | | was located at the base of a large field, which could |
| equine residents, and an upper loft for hay and straw. | | | | be sectioned off for each horse, or to let an already |
| There was also a swinging double door next to the | | | | grazed area regrow its grass. |
| main entrance which led to a parking area for the | | | | |