This is the best feeling 
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We put stakes in the back pasture up next to the neighbor’s hse. Old woman that he is he went running down to planning in the county offices to see if we had submitted for any permits. The county guys called Gramps and told him that he’s got to stop messing with this guy. 
We’d make changes and kept him going a good few weeks.
We told the neighbor we were going to get pigs and put some hog palaces in the field…
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Pigs and peacocks are a wonderful addition to unbecoming neighbor fence lines.
Both were highly recommended by a small town chief of police that used them for positive results. His bad neighbors moved. 
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Oh I want peacocks but my current neighbors are pretty decent. Except the slumlord next door who announced earlier this year his girlfriend wanted to put in a dog park. Said dog park would be like 60’ from my house, so I’m overjoyed. No progress yet 
But old horse barn (like actually old) did a nose-dive, errr butt-dive?, overnight and is all slumpy and looking like shit, errr more like shit than ever. I keep hoping he’ll just sell the damn place, as is, with the septic issues in place. I’d buy it and probably get peacocks 
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what about something like this? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AYWKZeNNMpfL1anAU7PXpWej6xowxzBj1f5cMncckAdFwovB0j_7F7s/.
Maybe without the cross brace where a hoof can get caught.
Bumping this for a small addition.
The Old Man will have to be stalled half the day indefinitely for a tendon issue, and my stall dividers are really only for quickie temp separation, so I built a wall. I’m not thrilled with a 14’ span without an in-ground center support, but it is better than a chincy aisle guard (which has held up for over 2 weeks so I doubt they will challenge the wall hard enough to break it).
The ends are in with ledgerloks, deep, with washers to spread the load. Wall height is 4’ plus a little, I can add another board if someone tries something stupid. Same height as the dutch doors more or less.
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Looks great! I did something similar, then bolted in a couple 4x4x12s from the ground to the rafters as extra support. It’s a “temporary” solution that’s worked well for nearly eight years now.
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My rafters aren’t really made for that, and if they cracked one in a moment of foolishness wooboy would they be tricky to replace. I could pull the mats back and dig a post hole. For now, I’m going to ride it out and see how it goes.
Grundy wasted no time starting to chew on it lol
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Of course
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How’s it going?
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Other than winter kicking my ass, so far so good! My biggest change was having to permanently isolate the Old Man. He can’t get out of the way of even a horse he knows and loves, so it’s solo turnout for him from now on.
I’m quite unhappy with the limestone I purchased - it has never locked up and still behaves like sand. Oh well, I guess. Nothing I can do about it really - as I replace it from natural loss, I’ll get it from a different quarry.
I’m quoting up outdoor arena stuff now, to see if I can afford it. Nothing crazy material wise. I’ve moved where it is theoretically going to go, to utilize the natural high point of the property.
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