CHAPTER 6 Designing a Healthy Horse Barn y Horse Barn
Keeping horses healthy and well-maintained is a top priority for every owner, and high quality air is essential for minimizing respiratory concerns and improving your horses’ living standards. Ventilation is one of the most important features in any horse barn, and pole buildings allow for dozens of unique construction variations. Well-designed ventilation systems work by removing ammonia, carbon dioxide, dust, airborne pathogens, fumes and hydrogen sulfide during colder weather – while preventing condensation, reducing heat and maintaining ideal temperatures and humidity levels throughout the warmer seasons. NATURAL VENTILATION IS BEST PRACTICE Fortunately, designing your horse barn for good air exchange doesn’t necessarily require the use of high-cost equipment or complicated mechanical training. With the right design know- how and a working sense of barn construction techniques, 58
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