b"By Jennifer Forsberg MeyerI f you keep your horses at home, here's a handy3 Floors must provide non-slip footing.6 Repairs to barns and fencing are best made double-check of safety features and precautionsTexturized concrete is a safe, inexpensive optionimmediately, before a loose board, protruding around the barn. Use this quick checklist to keepfor a barn aisle. nail, or damaged gate can cause injury to horse your barn safe for you and your horse. or human.Aisles should be at least eight feet wide to allow4 Light fixtures must be mounted where curiousClutter in and around the barn is always a1 a horse and handler to turn around easily, or twomuzzles cannot reach them, or else encased in7 safety hazard; make sure aisles and commonly sturdy wire cages.horses to pass without crowding. traveled pathways are clear of feed cans,Ceilings should be high enough to avoid contact5 Stall doors should never swing inwardapush brooms, saddle racks, wheelbarrows and2 with a rearing horse's head; nine feet or more ishazard for someone trying to exit when a horsethe like. is also eager to get out. Side-sliding doors generally sufficient. mounted on rollers are safest.34 April 2019"