FACILITY
Ed and Valerie moved to Bigfork Montana in
the fall of 2005. Ed had spent his entire life on
the ranch in Drummond MT. This was one of
the biggest decisions of their lives.
They purchased 80 acres and started making
improvements. The house was the first to
undergo a face lift and then Ed under took the
task of building a barn. They designed a six
stall lean with a 60 x 120 arena with large sky
lights. The north side of the arena has ten
open bays for ventilation in the summer and
light in the winter.
The tack up area and tack room have some of
the ranch history built right into it. They
recycled wood from a seventy year old dairy
barn, that was located on the ranch, and lined
these areas. The wood has amazing character
and a special meaning. And of course, Ed's
antiques will look real nice hung on the
boards!
Horses waiting for new arena
View from Ed and Valerie's home
Arena under construction
Making progress
Arena almost done
Dairy barn at the Duff Place on the Radtke Ranch
Ed hard at work tearing boards off
Tack up area awaiting transformation
Alley way, stall fronts and indoor arena
Front of facility
inside a stall
Indoor arena