Abstract
During the past weeks, Shepherd's Knoll has bustled with workers busily erecting our new horse barn. Conceived several years ago, our construction plan continually evolved as my wife and I debated and discussed options and attributes for this dream horse barn. We settled on the location (east of our house, but well in view), overall size (dimensions 24 feet x 48 feet with 12-foot sidewalls), and basic components (four horse stalls, tack room, a loft, and storage areas for feed, bedding, hay, and tools). In June, our barn building project began with site excavation and then basic structural erection by a local agricultural construction company, who put up the pole framework and metal roof. The balance of the construction remains the responsibility of the Miller household.