THE OLD
Mixing
The New
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by Patti Schofler
INNOVATIVE & GREEN PRODUCTS FOR BARNS & FARMS
a video of the mare across the breezeway. After that he could put on his yoga pants and take a spin on the underwater treadmill so he is fit to dance the night away on your state of the art arena footing. Ain’t life grand… even his tail can relax thanks to the latest sustainable manure management techniques and natural fly control eliminating those annoying flies. Humor aside, going “green” and embracing high-
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tech products are revolutionizing more than just the consumer market. With innovative products for barns and arenas being developed all the time, you have a lot of interesting choices to upgrade, modernize and become environmentally progressive, whether you’re building a brand new facility or have a 200-year-old farm. Here we take a look at some of the newest and useful “green” products available to the equine industry. You may find yourself tossing some traditional methods and products aside in favor of the latest choices.
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ust imagine…if solar energy eliminates utility bills, your horse could enjoy unlimited hay as you put more money into his biggest concern. With internet connection in stalls, your horse could text you treat requests via email or post on YouTube
BUILDINGS
n MATERIALS: Like the song from the play “Hair,”
new barn and arena materials “let the sunshine in.” A number of facilities in North America have turned their backs on traditional wood and metal walls and roofs in favor of fabric supported by steel framing. Although fabric buildings are not a recent invention, the Canadian company Cover-All has been successful at constructing these modern marvels for the equine industry. One example is several buildings at the popular show facility Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta. The fabric that covers the steel truss framework is
Cover-All building at Spruce Meadows
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