Horse Barn How To | Lancaster Barns

Questions to Ask Before Designing:

Knowing what you need helps us outfit your barn with the appropriate stalls, aisles, flooring, and design options. Here are some questions to ask yourself:

Can you build a barn on your property? If so, where? Are there zoning regulations or restrictions?
How many horses are you sheltering? How many stalls will you need?
Will your horse spend most of its time in the barn or be pastured?
Are you planning to acquire more horses in the future?
What utilities will you include inside the barn? Tack, washroom, etc?

Horse Barn Styles:

At Lancaster Barns, we offer various structures to suit your property and animal’s needs. For each, we offer prefabricated and custom designs.

Shed Row Barns are ideal for properties with limited space. Stalls are lined up in single rows and have vertical siding stall windows with screens. We also offer oak kickboards and Dutch doors with horseshoe hardware and chew guards. With this barn, you can choose the number of stalls and customize it with features like a tack or feed room. We also recommend including an overhang for added weather protection. Design options include Custom, Single Story, and Victorian Style.

Horse Run-In Sheds are open and have three sides—allowing animals to seek shelter when needed. Run-In Sheds can be outfitted with overhangs for additional protection. These sheds are available in single and two-tone colors with siding options like standard T1-11, board & batten, heritage lap, and metal. Add on a fully assembled Horse/Hay Bale Feeder to enhance your Run-In Shed. These are not attached to the structure but act as an open-air feeding spot, perfect for beside or nearby the shed.

Monitor Barns are larger than the Shed Row and Run-In structures. This barn offers the ultimate space for housing your horses and their equipment. It includes a tack/feed/washrooms, overhangs, stall door designs, and customizable aisles/stalls. This design comes with a full second floor with a hay access door. We offer this style in board & batten siding, metal, and T1-11.

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Single or Two Story Barns: Both Single and Two Story Barns are available for customization. You can design aisle/stall sizes, tackrooms, washrooms, or open space. Board & batten, metal, and T1-11 siding can be used to build both styles. Two story barns are available in gambrel or a-frame rooflines.

At Lancaster Barns, we're happy to brainstorm, problem solve, and customize your dream horse barn. Ready to get started? Contact us online or call at (717) 553-0300

About the Author: Erika Schutz

Managing Partner, Lancaster Barns

Erika Schutz is a Managing Partner of Lancaster Barns, a leading online retailer specializing in high-quality storage sheds and outdoor structures. With a focus on providing customers with durable, functional, and aesthetically appealing storage solutions, Erika has successfully built Lancaster Barns into a trusted name for homeowners, businesses, and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Under Erika’s leadership, Lancaster Barns has grown from a small startup into a thriving online marketplace, offering a wide range of customizable storage sheds, garages, equine buildings, and other outdoor buildings. Erika’s passion for delivering superior customer experiences and products that meet both practical needs and design preferences has sustained the company for 20+ years of adjusting to trends and consumer demand.

Erika is dedicated to maintaining strong relationships with Lancaster Barns’ customers and suppliers, ensuring that the company continues to innovate and offer top-notch products. She believes in the importance of transparency, honesty, and customer satisfaction, values that are reflected in the company’s business practices and customer interactions.