Steel Buildings and Horses Make a Perfect Fit

Got horses? Steel buildings may be the perfect solution to your shelter and storage needs for a stud farm or riding arena. For decades, steel buildings have been among the first choices for agricultural uses. Farmers have turned to structures made of steel to store grain, garage their farm equipment and shelter their animals. There are many good reasons for the use of steel buildings in the world of agriculture. They’re affordable, durable and flexible, as well as being easy to put up and tear down. Since most agricultural steel buildings aren’t outfitted with extras like carpeting, paneling and other interior detailing, it’s not unusual for a farmer to sell his building to another, who can take it down and put it back up on his own property.

When it comes to horses, steel buildings offer a number of possibilities. Farmers often use steel barns for cattle and livestock, including horses. It’s easy to customize the interior of a large steel barn to provide stalls for horses, feed storage, a tack room – even an office. Since most metal buildings are easily expandable, your horse barn can grow as your establishment does.

Of course, steel buildings can be used for more than just sheltering your animals. If you intend to offer stud service, you can work with a manufacturer of metal buildings to customize a steel shed and outfit it to use for stud services. Quonset steel buildings with open ends can provide shelter from the weather for a riding ring or arena.

In fact, steel riding arenas are among the most popular new commercial agricultural buildings. Steel buildings are safer than wood – steel is fireproof and less prone to rot or decay. They’re environmentally friendly and recyclable, and offer many other advantages, both financial and practical.

You can save up to 50% on the construction costs of a building when you choose a prefabricated steel riding arena. Since the building arrives in pieces, ready to put together, you don’t have to pay a construction crew to cut pieces and frame a building from wood – they just have to bolt the steel walls and supports together. You can have a simple steel structure up and ready for use in a weekend or two.

Steel buildings are energy efficient and resistant to adverse weather conditions. The architects who design your steel structure will be conversant with local building codes and the requirements to make your riding arena as weather-proof as possible.

Because steel buildings are resistant to fire and most types of rot and insect infestation, you’ll save up to 40% on insurance costs for the building itself.

Steel buildings are easy to expand when you want to add more space.

If you’re looking to replace older buildings on your farm or considering opening a new horse-based business or enterprise, look into the many advantages offered by steel buildings for use as horse barns, stables and riding arenas.