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Shed Row Barns for your Minimalist Horse Barn

If you want to forget boarding and bring a couple horses home, consider building a shedrow barn. This type of barn is a series of stalls that open to a breezeway supported by a portion of the roof. Designed with both a door and a window, The stalls have cross ventilation. The simple and functional design offers views of the outdoors.

Shed row barns cost less to build than a traditional barn and they have a smaller footprint. Think maximum efficiency.

Equestrians place their shed row barns alone in the backyard or use them for Auxiliary space near a main horse barn.

Shed row horse barns provide extra air flow, making them helpful for racehorses. To accommodate many horses, owners may place multiple rows of shedrow Barns. To preserve on space and land area, Owners will configure a set of shadow barn. For example, We often see the long narrow barns in an L-formation, in two parallel rows, or a U-shape. For more privacy, a central courtyard, surrounded by four shed rows provides a pleasant area for social events.

Advantages of Shed Row Barns

• Simple
• Cost effective
• Faster build
• Better ventilation and air circulation
• Easy access for loading
• Weather protection From overhang

Why Choose a Shed Row Horse Barn

A shed row barn is like a part of a traditional barn. It’s smaller and cheaper. Usually, the owners want a single pitch roof with an overhang and two or three stalls. Some add a tack room or hay storage.

The traditional horse barn, however, is much bigger and taller. It allows for center aisle access and two stories. If you build a regular barn, you’ll be able to pull your equipment inside and add a loft for hay storage. A larger pole barn better accommodates extra services such as the tack room, washroom, offices, and other accommodations. But the price jump is significant, considering the extra time and materials and labor.

Cold Weather

Those larger barns work well for handlers during colder weather. If you build shed row barns In colder climates such as we have in Central Colorado, put them in a protected configuration and area. The horses will take shelter as needed. This works especially well if the horses can access pastureland to run around and stay warm.

Custom Shed Row Barns

In addition, Owners can select accessories and extra systems to add to custom shed row barns. An owner may decide to add heating and water access, for example.

Run-in Sheds

Run-in sheds are even more minimalist! Run in sheds normally sit out in a pasture and may only have a little storage and some cover. The horses stall may be placed in a barn. But being simple and functional, run-in barns also have a purpose. They are helpful four horses kept on large acreage period.

Barn Builders in Colorado

For information about horse barns and pole buildings, contact Sapphire Construction, Inc. at (303) 619-7213.