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Post by Calaminty Jane on Feb 1, 2011 18:53:37 GMT -5
The owners of a horse farm at 439 Back Road in North Windham heard cracking noises from their barn Tuesday morning and removed all 15 horses inside moments before the roof collapsed, a fire official said. No one was injured in the collapse, said George Gillette, the fire department's safety officer and spokesperson. The building contained an indoor riding rink, an arena and horse stalls. The farm owners are arranging accommodations for the horses, Gillette said. The owners first called firefighters at 9:37 a.m. Ten of the horses had been removed by the time firefighters arrived to look at the sagging roof, Gillette said. Gillette said called a building official from the town and suggested that the rest of the horses be taken out. Firefighters returned to the scene at 11:31 a.m. The remaining five horses were taken out of the creaking barn just before a 30-foot area above the arena caved in, Gillette said. The local building official has condemned the portion of the building with the horse stalls, he said.
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Post by morabhobbyhorse on May 11, 2011 12:48:31 GMT -5
Wow, that's scary. I joined this board specifically because it is in CT and I live in VT. This winter we got up and shoveled off a couple foot of snow over the stalls because a portion of the roof was sagging a little.
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Post by Calaminty Jane on May 13, 2011 16:00:39 GMT -5
I think in the pictures below my son is on the barn shoveling. I was surprised when I saw how much was up there. It didn't look so bad from the ground. We shoveled the house roof also. There were 3 other barns in the area that either partially or completely collapsed. I can't tell you how happy this winter is over.
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Post by morabhobbyhorse on May 14, 2011 9:17:18 GMT -5
It's easy to lose track when you live somewhere like this, you see so much snow you get desensitized to it I think. Then one day you look up and your roof is sitting on the floor. I'm so glad they got those horses out.
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Post by Calaminty Jane on May 14, 2011 16:20:56 GMT -5
Fortunately they had advanced notice in a sagging roof. Even tho the building inspector told them not to worry, they did. Some of the other places that fell didn't make any noises, just dropped. This winter was a nightmare.
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Post by morabhobbyhorse on May 17, 2011 16:47:22 GMT -5
Same here, it was pretty awful. And now rain, rain and more rain. I'm trying to remember right at the moment why I love VT. :-)
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Post by Calaminty Jane on May 18, 2011 8:48:04 GMT -5
We are having that rain. Ugh 3 1/4 inches so far and it was pouring when I came home from the horse meeting. I couldn't see the road. My horses were happy to just stay in the barn this morning. They usually eat their grain and book out for the grass. Not today. I have been treating Ace for Lyme so this is giving him lots of time to feel better so I can ride him again. Actually makes me have to do the ground exercises with the other two. Have you had any chance to ride?
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Post by morabhobbyhorse on May 18, 2011 14:09:08 GMT -5
Not since I moved Sienna two weeks ago. Between my anxiety attacks and the weather things haven't worked out, and I miss her so. But the new barn isn't in my 'safe zone' yet and a friend of mine is going to go with me the next time so I can get started. It'll just take one trip with no disasters, LOL for me to make it a safe zone. It's quite a big place with a lot of activities which is why I chose it, but also means a lot of new people to meet, routines to figure out, etc.
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