| Horses are one of the most popular animals in the | | | | height of about five feet. Then bars or wire installed |
| world. From backyards to the Olympics, these | | | | another three feet above the wood. |
| majestic animals are loved by people everywhere. | | | | Horse barn designs for shed rows can also include a |
| Shelter is very important to horses. A shed row | | | | tack room. For a smaller barn a 12'x8' or 12'x10' room |
| horse barn is a great solution. Shed rows are | | | | makes a nice size. It also allows for grain storage. A |
| designed with Dutch doors, no aisle ways, and and | | | | cement floor in the tack room is a nice enhancement. |
| easy inclusion of a tack room. For a small barn, and | | | | Saddle racks can be mounted along one wall with |
| aisle, though convenient, is not necessary. To | | | | bridle racks above. A shelf can even be added above |
| capitalize on space, cost, and material required, a | | | | the bridle racks. Grain and sweet feed should be |
| shed row horse barn is a wise choice. | | | | located on the opposite side of the room, away |
| Shed row barns are constructed with a treated | | | | from the tack. Grain can be easily stored in metal or |
| lumber superstructure. Treated lumber should also be | | | | rubber trash cans. |
| used at the bottom of the stall walls and for the sill | | | | Shed row horse barn design utilize the split opening |
| plate. Exposure to horse manure and urine, and | | | | Dutch door. A wise design modification is to make |
| ground moisture accelerates the deterioration of the | | | | the door opening twelve inches wider and taller than |
| wood. | | | | usual. This makes the stalls more inviting to the horse. |
| The optimum stall width is twelve feet. Stall lengths | | | | Also it reduces the risk of head trauma to the horse |
| can range from twelve feet up to sixteen or | | | | if it rears or jumps when passing through the door |
| eighteen feet for a mare and foal stall or stallion stall. | | | | way. The wider door allows for a horse and handler |
| Above the treated lumber on the stall walls plywood | | | | to pass through the door more safely. |
| or rough cut 2x12 s should be installed to a total | | | | For small horse barns, consider choosing a shed row. |