Our New Horse Palace
November 2006
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Housing the horses adequately has been an ongoing problem
and we've decided to solve it permanently. We are buying the
property below. It's 1.25 acres in Cocoa, 25 minutes from home,
and in a great neighborhood.
The house is very attractive inside and out, and immaculately
maintained. We hope the tenant we find will take as good care
of it as Pat and Sue have! |
This oversized garage will easily convert to a three stall barn.
We'll frame in the garage doors, add windows, and put a wide
sliding door on the side. |
Here we'll add a 30x20' concrete slab with the closest 30x10'
under a breezeway roof. It will multi-task as grooming space,
farrier space, wash rack, seating area, PARTY area! |
The barn is concrete block, and so tight that we may be able
to heat and air-condition the horses :>) We'll be using modular
2x2" steel and wood stall walls. They are free-standing
(no posts required) so a terrific space saver. |
The perimeter is already fenced except for near the house and
barn. We'll finish that asap. Then we'll put one cross fence
right down the middle and another across up here near the house
and barn. We'll turn the horses out in one side, ride in the
other, and alternate as the grass dictates. |
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All of Phase 1 (barn, breezway and fencing) MUST be
complete by December 1! |
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