Horse Stable SketchUp

SketchUp of the Horse Stable

Figure 1: Overall View of Horse Stable

Figure 2: Front View of Horse Stable

Figure 3: Top View of Horse Stable Without Roof

Figure 4: View of Inside the Horse Stable

Figure 5: The Roof

Figure 6: Side View of the Horse Stable

Figure 7: Top View of the Horse Stable without Roof

Group Meeting: 05/04/2016

Week 6: 05/04/2016

During this meeting, the group put together the sketches of the horse stable for the final sketch. The sketch contained the dimensions of the stable, such as the sizes of the stalls, doors, and the thickness of the walls. While making a rough sketch, the group came to a problem with the roof dimensions. The group did decide to have a sky light for the stable. However, the group did not go into depth about the roof. It was found that knowledge of Bernouli's principle is required in order to calculate the slope of the roof due to the pressure. The group will bring this problem up to Professor Mitchell during the team meeting on Friday. Besides the sketch, the group decided to include the cistern, and the compost into the horse stable design as a final deliverable. Below is a rough sketch of the horse stable.

Sketch 1

Sketch 2

The group decided to have both the 2D and 3D sketches of AutoCAD and SketchUp done by Wednesday night.

Case Study: Flooring for the Horse Stable

Case Study: Flooring of Horse Stable 

Choosing the important flooring for a horse stable is extremely important. With the wrong type of flooring, it can hurt the horse. With different floors, there are different ways to maintenance it. Some owners might not want to always clean the floors and waste a large amount of money so these aspects need to be considered too. Other aspects that are  considered when choosing a floor is if its non-odor retentive, provided traction, durable and lastly, affordable. Below is a chart that breaks down most of the materials used for floors.

X = Poor, + = Good, ? = highly dependent on other factors

Here are two floor types that are typically used with various to them:

Porous Floors

This type of floor usually helps water movement down into the ground. Some of the materials that usually makes up this floor are as followed:

• Topsoil: Different types of soil will result in different drainage options. Also when used, it could create mud or puddles which will lead to uneven footing. 
• Clay: Traditionally a horse stable's favorite flooring. 
• Sand: Needs to be replaced frequently. Horses who feed off the ground might ingest it.
• Road Base Mix: Depending on the location, the mix will be different. Usually 4-5 inches think over a 6-8 inch base of sand or small gravel.
• Wood: Used less because its very expensive. Difficult to disinfect. 
• Grid Mats: Used to support another type of flooring. 

Impervious Floors

A floor that has become rather popular due to low maintenance and durability. Some of the materials that usually makes up this floor are as followed:

• Asphalt: A type of material which is alternative to concrete. A mixture of stone and sand held together with a tar compound. Uncomfortable for horses to walk on but after a period of time, it will feel more comfortable.
• Solid Rubber Mats: Typically used over another flooring to support or aid it. 

Different rooms and areas of the horse stable requires different materials. The aisleways should be somewhat similar to stalls. The feed room should have a type of floor which is low maintenance and rodent proof. Tack room are usually impervious floors such as concrete or asphalt. Wash area should be a non slippery impervious floor which helps with drainage or have a slope towards a drain. 

Links:

http://extension.psu.edu/publications/ub036

http://horses.about.com/od/horsestablesandsheds/tp/Choosing-The-Right-Flooring-For-Your-Horse-Stable.htm

Case Study: Ideal Temperatures for Horse Stables

Case Study: Ideal Temperatures for Horse Stables

Heating
Heating for a horse stable is a very critical part of keeping your horses healthy and also not keeping it a clean environment for the horses to live in. Heating is needed in places in where there will be cold winters and pretty warm summers. The ideal temperature for a horse stable to stay around is about 50 degrees fahrenheit. If there is a temperature that is close to 0 degrees fahrenheit it is ideal for a horse to use blanket instead of blasting the heat to keep them warm that way because fresh air is ideal for their breathing. There are only two ideal rooms that really need heating in a horse stable and those rooms are the tack room and the utility room and these two need heating because it is for the medicine and different grooming tools that need to stay at a constant temperature. Any rooms that are heating in a horse stable will need to be insulated and have vapor barrier on all sides to prevent damages from happening.

Condensation
There are a few things that need to be followed so you can avoid condensation inside your horse stable which can cause horrible things such as bacteria, fungal growth and more to form inside.

To prevent Condensation as much as possible

• keep humidity low
• providing lots of ventilation for the horses will provide the horse inside close as possible to the outside temperature.
• having insulation so the outside temperature can be as close as possible to inside.

Humidity
The idea humidity for a horse would be around 50-75 percent having 60 be the ideal but it is also better to be drier than more wet in the place. A humidifier is also ideal for enclosed rooms and stall to remove as much moister in the air as possible.

Ventilation
Keeping a place ventilated well is needed for horses especially because they are used for athletic reasons, so having fresh air for them is needed. Having fresh air is also good because it can cause less bacterial problems inside of a horse stable.

Air Movement and Vents
Having good air flow through a horse stable play a big part because there is not much air movement inside of a horse stable. Having warm air in a horse stable is ideal so the vents can cause the warm air to go out a bring in cooler air for the horses.

Ideals for Vents
Vents are rated by "net free area"  and there are requirements for things like these

• allow 1 square feet vent for every 300 square feet of floor space.
• 60 percent of venting area should be lower intake vents and 40 percent should be high exhaust vents.

Link

http://equusmagazine.com/article/barn_heating_ventilation_032708

Case Study: Horse Stable Designs

Case Study: Horse Stable Designs

There are many designs to a horse stable but here are some of the most popular ways to design or set up a horse stable.

• Flooring: dirt instead concrete for proper drainage and easier manure collecting
• Layout: center aisle, could be concrete or bricks to reduce dust levels

http://www.barntoolbox.com/floor-layout-tips.htm

• Bedding (optional): Sawdust because of absorbency and inexpensiveness
• Hay storage: kept somewhere dark and off the ground for air circulation to prevent rotting

• Recommended stalls are 12 feet x 12 feet
• Recommended stalls for larger horses are 14 feet x 14 feet
• Recommended minimum height is 8 feet

http://extension.psu.edu/publications/ub033

• Most popular door design are swinging doors for convenience with a top and bottom
• Average doors: 4 feet to 5 feet wide, at least 7 feet tall

http://www.countrymanufacturing.com/dutchdoors.htm

• Tack room walls should be 12 feet in height

http://www.fivestarranch.com/articles/barn-design.html
http://extension.psu.edu/publications/ub033
http://practicalhorsemanmag.com/article/build-barn-works-11369