Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Nancy W. Ambrosiano (Author), Mary F. Harcourt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 265 pages
• Publisher: Breakthrough Pub; 3 edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914327917
• ISBN-13: 978-0914327912
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Horse Owner, November 10, 2007

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V. M. Reed "avid reader/quilter" (Starkville, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

At age 63, I am FINALLY the proud owner of a horse--now looking for land with room for a house, pasture, and a barn. This book is full of all sizes and shapes of barns/shelters and gives great advice as to location on the land, etc. I've already chosen two plans that I really like; now, to find that land!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy reader, May 14, 2008

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Robert M. Burt "New Horseman" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I thought this was a well done job of advising the reader on how to design a barn that fits the horse-owning public's wide variety of needs for horse shelter. There were many different examples of horse barn designs along with the basic design decisions that need to be made for a successful design process by the reader. I was able to read the book and learn enough to start the design and pricing process with a local builder. I was able to come up with a fundamental design that suited my particular needs and I have the author to thank for this educational book that made this possible. If you are thinking about having a barn built I would highly recommend this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Read, January 22, 2008

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Bob Esseltine "RWD NissanMan" (Mississauga, ON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I purchased this book thinking it would help me to get some new ideas for when I rebuild our old horse barn. It didn't really satisfy that need because it didn't really address the different types of construction or provide many detailed building plans to view for techniques, etc. What I did find useful was much of the other horse management information in general around the farm - pointers on bedding, care, feeding, etc. I'm the type that can look at a set of building plans and glean useful construction ideas from them and think of new ways to adapt them to my needs. I guess I was expecting too much from this book.