| Like every horse owner, you too would like to have | | | | ensuring that your small barn is sturdy. If you are a |
| the best for your horses, especially for their shelter. A | | | | beginner to woodworking projects, you should choose |
| good set of small horse barn plans will help you in | | | | a simple design from the different plans, having one |
| achieving your aim. Constructing it can make the | | | | floor and a small loft for storing hay. Or else, you can |
| difference between the health and well being of your | | | | go in for a four-sided structure with a single sloped |
| horses, or their neglect and ill health. | | | | roof. |
| Multi-purpose Storage Place | | | | The layout should be designed with the help of plans in |
| If you live in the country side and would like more | | | | such a way that steps are minimized. The tack and |
| storage space, building a small barn with the help of | | | | feed rooms, for example, should be located near to |
| plans is highly recommended. You need not go in for a | | | | the stalls so that you do not have to walk a great |
| garage or a shed by doing this. It will serve the | | | | distance to access them. You should fix a lock to the |
| purpose of not only sheltering your horses, but also | | | | tack room to prevent theft. You should also plan a |
| that of a storage place. These small barns are flexible, | | | | location for the manure pile, equipment storage and |
| inexpensive and also look great in the countryside. | | | | hay storage. |
| Check for Required Permits | | | | Ensure Adequate Ventilation |
| The first thing to be done when you start out is to | | | | Adequate ventilation and natural light should be |
| check the local building codes. Sometimes, you may | | | | arranged for your small barn, as this is essential for the |
| require a permit for constructing the structure. If you | | | | good health of your animals. You should choose your |
| belong to a residents' association, you would have to | | | | plans by checking that they include the use of |
| get their approval, too. In order to get these permits, | | | | ventilation screens, fans and windows. Metal grills may |
| you would require a set of plans. It is also best to keep | | | | be fixed at the top of stall partitions so that the animals |
| your neighbors informed about your plans. | | | | can see each other and air can flow among the stalls. |
| Choosing Location | | | | Tips |
| While choosing a location for your small barn, it is best | | | | One point which has to be remembered while building |
| to go in for one which is on level ground. It should be | | | | a small barn is that it is better to have too much room |
| so positioned that the doors are pointed at about a 45 | | | | for a horse than too little. You should also check for |
| degree angle away from the prevailing winds. This not | | | | protruding nails and screws in the barn. These should |
| only protects it from direct wind, but also ensures good | | | | be covered or removed to prevent injuries to the |
| air circulation. Your plans would provide more guidance | | | | animals. |
| on this. You would have to ensure easy access to | | | | Building a small horse barn by yourself with the help of |
| electricity and plumbing for fresh water. It is best to | | | | plans is an exhilarating experience. Not only are you |
| have a licensed electrician and plumber do the job of | | | | creating a great shelter for your horses, you are also |
| bringing the lines to the site. | | | | saving yourself a great deal of money. There is also |
| Method and Design | | | | nothing to beat the sense of satisfaction you get. |
| It is best to use a post and beam construction for | | | | |