And Now, Triathlon

Went to the doctor today for the pain in my foot and the ultrasound showed the tumor is practically gone, which is a very good thing. But he couldn't find any explanation for the pain in the top of my foot.

Now for something weird: There is a tiny spot on the second metatarsal bone of my left foot, the foot that hurts and its an old stress fracture.

See the small gray spot here? This is where it is.

And something different, where the 2 small bones are circled in red on my right foot, I have 3 small bones. Obviously this isn't my right foot.

He said there isn't any arthritis in my feet at all, that the xrays show my feet looking

very good for my age.

So while there is no reason for my foot pain I do have the go-ahead to train for IMCDA 70.3 on June 24th so I've got 144 days to train.

Horses Are Going To Love This

The Comfort Stall is half way installed.

Once we got all the sections laid out, we cut them to fit, filled in the empty spots, 

put the extra crumble on top

and spread it out.

Carpet padding goes on tomorrow, then the rubber top layer.

Inside

Most of the interior walls are complete. This stall will have the Comfort Stall mats in it.

Two of the feeders are installed below the feed doors and the feed doors have been WD-40'd.

The stall at the right is the grooming area/wash rack. 

It sure is pretty with the lights on inside.

Going Faster

So exciting to see the work progress so fast now.

Yesterday there were just studs up, today the siding/T1-11 is up.

Not only is it nailed but Liquid Nails was put on each board for additional strength.

Someday I'll put all these shots together and make a flip book.

Another feature, the outside slab so the horses can stand out there and not get rained on.

Notice the gutters. This is about halfway attached, the far end needs to be connected to the wall along the back side.

This is the view from the inside earlier today.

This was taken after dark. and the plywood is inside one of the stalls. We chose to use 3/4 inch plywood because we know horses can't kick through it.

These 1x2s are to hold the 2x10x12 divider wall boards in place.

We got 4 boards in, each needs to have a bit more than 1 inch cut off. The rubber mats are on the floor of the first stall and the plywood is on the walls.

I'm ready to install corner grain feeders but I was told I was jumping the gun.

I was able to pull out all the old nails that were in each stall front from the previous corner feeders at the old farm. They didn't have them under the feeder doors, but in the opposite corners which defeats the purpose of 'feeder doors' but it would certainly keep horses from breaking them when they want to bust through. Mine will look similar to this but neater.

This cute little 3 tier cart was only $25 at IKEA, its going to be perfect for holding all this grooming stuff in the wash stall. I ordered all new brushes, 3 more hay nets and a few more Christmas horse things, red quarter sheet and halter jungle bells.

Walls

Barn walls are going up, starting with the wall facing the house. Two other walls have been started and its happening fast.

I'm still not 100% sure which two stalls will have the Comfort Stall mats, the front two or the back two. Both have pro's and con's. Now that the roof is finished and the gutters are up its a lot drier and work will proceed faster, since no one is getting soaked.