Why are the Horse Barns in KY. painted black ?

Question

Why are the Horse Barns in KY. painted black ?

Answer 1

Because black is cost effective.

Answer 2

Like the poster above me stated, most of the black ones you see are actually tobacco barns.  The black makes the barn hotter, thereby drying the tobacco more effectively.

Most of the actual horse barns are painted either in the stable colors, or white, or some of the super ristzy ones are even brick.

Here are a few:

http://www.coolmore.com/stallions/americ...

http://www.threechimneys.com/

http://www.gainesway.com/whoweare/

Answer 3

The Stones were on while they were being built, just my theory.  One of the posters above pegged it though, and most of them are not black.

Answer 4

because the horses like to get lost at night- they play hide and seek!!!

Answer 5

they aren't all black. the tobacco barns are black. horse barns are often white.