00:00As someone who lives full-time in a barn in the winter in Canada, here are a few things I can't
00:05live without. I do have a furnace, so there is some heat. However, it is very poorly insulated,
00:11so I keep the heat very low because it costs a fortune, but it is above freezing. When it's
00:17minus 25 outside, it sure doesn't feel warm. A microwavable rice bag that you can chuck in
00:23your bed with you when you go to sleep. Trust me, your tootsies will thank you. These twinkly patio
00:28lights improve my will to live probably more than anything else. A drape cloth to throw over
00:33your bed during the day to keep all the dust and animal grime off of it. One of these water pumps
00:40to go on a blue jog, since I don't have running water. This crown cap, and if I want to get real
00:47cozy, this blanket star. And lastly, livestock panels as room dividers and closet space is an
00:52absolute lifesaver. Spoiler alert, second question was also why, and this is my most asked
01:08question. Why do I live in a barn? My last video reached a shocking amount of people that are not
01:13my followers, so here's the Colesnose version. Back in July, I bought a dairy barn on some land
01:17and had a vision of it fulfilling all my dreams. There were over 120 days of 12 to 16 hour days
01:21straight put in by myself and a significant financial investment, along with hard work
01:25from all our contractors. There is a main residence on the property that I have a tenant in,
01:28so because I believe in financial freedom, delayed gratification, and being able to be
01:32comfortable in uncomfortable situations, I chose to live in a barn and I get paid over $2,000 a
01:36month to do so. As my home and my dream training facility continue to be worked on, I don't mind
01:41being a little bit uncomfortable because instead of having one cookie now, I'd rather have two
01:45cookies later. If you learn to be okay being uncomfortable and have a little resilience,
01:49you can do anything you put your mind to. If you follow my Instagram, you now know that I'm
01:53currently living in a weekender trailer, which means no bathroom. I'm feeling like a freaking
01:57genius for coming up with this shower contraption, so I just wanted to show it to you. Back of the
02:01trailer, I have both doors open and a shower curtain up. You just go in here, one of them
02:06black hot water camping bags for the shower, nozzle, shampoo and stuff. Look how spacious this
02:12is. This is like five-star resort-style shower here. Come feed 35 horses with me in a snowstorm.
02:20I've already lost my good pair of mittens this year. This fall, now I have two left-handed
02:29mittens.
02:41This first pen, Mama Jersey, looks after my stud colt yearlings and my weaned baby.
02:46There's also a connected small catch pen where we're currently keeping the hard-to-catch horses
02:53and then the pen with a big herd where the majority of horses run together.
02:57Now, I will tell you my most favorite thing that's on this property is the heated automatic
03:03waterer that is connected to all three pens. The fact that I do not have to water all these horses
03:08this winter is the biggest blessing. The big herd is normally out on pasture, but since this is our
03:15first big dump of snow, now they are on hay. They still get kicked out at night though to be horses
03:20because there's a couple woodchewers in here. Another thing I love about this pen is what I
03:24call my gravity gate, and that is an intentionally hung crooked gate that shuts automatically and I
03:31don't have to chain. So these guys are all taken care of and we've got one more pen to feed.
03:37This back pen does not have an automatic waterer, so I do have to string out a hose to fill it,
03:43but I don't have that many horses out here and it is pretty easy to string out because most of it
03:48runs through the barn and arena. And then I just have a heater with an extension cord run out there
03:53to keep the water thawed. So that's not too bad and I definitely can't complain because last winter
03:58I was running a hose for all 25 horses that I had at the time. So that takes care of all the ponies,
04:04stay warm, and have a good week!
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