Most stall doors either swing or slide open and closed.
Horse barn door height.
Another important structural design is the doorway to the stall.
The average truck or pickup can fit inside an 8 door.
If you were building the barn from scratch stalls should have a minimum 12 foot clear height.
Entry doors are for people and can be located wherever you need access to the barn.
A rearing horse can hit his head on a ceiling that is lower than this.
Most horses can kick as high as 7 feet.
Although this is not often seen in stables.
An 8 tall and 4 wide door is ideal with 7 3 5 being the minimum recommended size.
In other words nothing should protrude down below 12 feet.
This offers plenty of room for two horses and handlers to pass by one another safely.
The standard opening for end doors is twelve to fourteen feet wide usually split between two doors.
It should be big enough for the horse and handler to safely enter and exit.
End doors are the large doors usually located on either end of the barn that open onto the barn s center aisle.
Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
Stall door manufacturers typically supply a doorway opening of slightly over 7 feet with a 42 to 45 inch width.
An 8 foot tall by 4 foot wide stall doorway opening has been the recommendation for years.
13 6 is the legal height for highway overpasses so a semi can fit inside a 14 door.
Consider these door widths for everyday uses.