Why is cleaning the water buckets not part of the job of filling the water buckets and whoever was doing that job?
That just seems weird.
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As I said, there are worse things to move over than barn employees blowing aisles with horses in. That is not the hill I’d die on unless I had deep pockets and a plethora of barns in my area.
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If the horse is slowly developing dust related allergies they may need to find pasture board eventually. Like in the perfume allergy thread with people, it can develop over time and then you have no tolerance for it
It was, but college kid couldn’t be bothered and would “do it next time”. Same thing with cleaning stalls when it was really hot. “I’ll come early and do them before the horses come in”. That also never happened.
Sweeping creates dust too, and requires far more man hours to accomplish.
The alternative is a messy aisle.
I try to not add to mess by doling out hay inside the stall, etc but it’s impossible to keep it clean vs clean it up
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Wow!
Where are you?
Indiana. That worker left without notice so they raised it to $18 an hour without board.
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I’d take both board or a partial lease or even a couple lessons a week on top of that $15, as you described. Damn!
Yes and Yes.
But having been at a barn that long term did sweeping only and someone new came along and started using a blower… I can say that sweeping lead to far less dust everywhere.
I was shocked how gross the sheet hanging on the stall door got in two days of this person blowing the aisle clean instead of sweeping.
I do think it matters who is operating the blower and all that.
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I am a barn owner and it is a real struggle to find reliable and knowledgeable staff these days. I pay $17 to $20 per hour to get it now, but there is a very small pool of qualified folks to pick from if they decide to leave.
For that reason, efficiency in the barn is really important. We used to sweep the concrete aisles but it was completely unrealistic based on how slow it was. Once all of the horses have been turned out we now dampen the aisles and use a blower.
There is a big market for someone who invents and markets an industrial sweeper or vacuum that does not break the bank and works well. The ones that are affordable don’t work in a barn.
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Who wants to pay for hours of sweeping?
However, I agree. And a regular broom vs push broom, creates a difference.
A vac/Billy Goat is ideal, but they are $$$, and heavy.
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I leased at a barn where the BO used a blower. She always used it on the lowest setting and was mindful about it; I don’t think it kicked up much more dust than going to town with the broom. If someone used it on a high setting that would be a totally different story.
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