• Unique Solar Foaling Barn

With the first solar foaling barn in Minnesota, Wind-N-Wood Farm has incorporated its own approach to horse care. First and foremost, the facility provides an ideal environment for early foals during typical sub-zero Minnesota winter weather. The greenhouse-like solar design provides a natural environment within the barn. True-to-life lighting and heating cycles eliminate drastic temperature changes and stimulate the natural daily body cycle. Because it is designed to maintain ambient humidity, the facility reduces the chance of respiratory ailments and infections.

The foaling barn has large, safe foaling stalls constructed with non-porous fiberglass surfaces which can be disinfected before and after each foaling. Overhead radiant heaters assure that during the first critical hours after birth, the foal maintains a safe body temperature and quickly dries it's coat. 

To compliment our solar foaling facility, we also have an 11 stall barn for barren mares who may be under cyclic lighting. The yearlings are housed in a separate barn away from mares due to foal or breed. These three barns are connected to an indoor turn-out area used for early newborn foals to exercise.