Horse Barn Door Height

An 8 tall and 4 wide door is ideal with 7 3 5 being the minimum recommended size.

Horse barn door height.

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. Most stall doors either swing or slide open and closed. In other words nothing should protrude down below 12 feet.

If you were building the barn from scratch stalls should have a minimum 12 foot clear height. This offers plenty of room for two horses and handlers to pass by one another safely. The average truck or pickup can fit inside an 8 door. The standard opening for end doors is twelve to fourteen feet wide usually split between two doors.

Entry doors are for people and can be located wherever you need access to the barn. Many rvs or campers require a minimum of 12 clearance to get inside a door. Although this is not often seen in stables. Stall door manufacturers typically supply a doorway opening of slightly over 7 feet with a 42 to 45 inch width.

Consider these door widths for everyday uses. It should be big enough for the horse and handler to safely enter and exit. For passenger cards go for at least 9 wide. Most horses can kick as high as 7 feet.

End doors are the large doors usually located on either end of the barn that open onto the barn s center aisle. Another important structural design is the doorway to the stall.