If you are planning to build a pole barn to provide shelter for your horses, there are many ways to customize it to best suit your individual needs.
Pole barns are easy to install and can be constructed quickly so you can have a solid horse run-in shelter up and ready in no time. Affordable but not cheap these pole barn buildings give you the option of adding custom features such as windows, stalls and additional doors to custom fit your specific needs.
Here are some tips to help guide you through the design process.
Many people with horses enjoy them so much that they wind up getting more. It is a good idea to set up more stalls than the number of horses you currently have. If you get more, you will have the space ready, and you can use the extra stalls for storage in the meantime.
Stalls can be arranged in many configurations and a variety of sizes and shapes. Discuss your options with your architect and builder.
You can design your horse barn with interior columns holding up rafters that support the roof or a clear span with trusses that run across the building and do not need interior columns to support the roof. You can attach the stalls to an interior column or make them free-standing and attached to each other.
You will want to set aside space for a tack room to store your saddles, bridles, blankets, and brushes. You should include a door to keep dust out.
You will probably want a place to wash your horses. You can set up a wash stall with a drainage system and a concrete floor covered with rubber mats.
Set aside space to store food and get water. It is a good idea to store hay in a separate building since it is highly flammable. Keeping it away from your horses can protect them.
Adequate airflow is important for the health of your horses. You can use passive ventilation, such as eave and roof peak vents, or power ventilation.
Horses are tough and rugged animals but even the heartiest of equine breeds will need some protection when foul weather rolls in. If you own a horse farm or have horses on your property consider having a sturdy pole barn run-in shed constructed to keep these animals safe from rain, snow, wind, and other outdoor hazards.
Sliding doors are a good option for a pole barn because they make less noise than overhead doors and are less likely to spook horses. You can choose single or split sliding doors.
You need to make sure your horse barn has adequate lighting. You can let natural light in through Dutch doors, windows, and eave lights.
It is important to choose the right flooring material for your pole barn. Many horse owners use granular base material in stalls and aisles and cover it with rubber mats. You can use concrete or brick pavers in the aisles and cover them with rubber mats.
Whether you have workhorses for pulling and hauling or race horses give the sturdy and durable horse barns to ensure they are given the safest and the best protection possible. Though called horse barns and horse shelters these multi-purpose pole buildings can also be used for other farm animals including pigs, sheep, chickens, and cattle depending on the circumstances. Should a sudden rain or hail storm blow over your farm you’ll have a safe shelter where you can quickly herd farm animals to keep them safe.
CHA Pole Barn can custom build a single horse shelter or a larger horse barn to house several horses comfortably and have additional storage room for hay and oats. Unlike traditional barns which can be rather costly and time-consuming, pole barn horse shelters are economical and can sometimes be completed in as little as one day.