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If you've been to any barn, chances are that you have seen plenty of stall gates and horse stall doors.
Although stall gates are usually the final piece in a horse stall, they should never be an afterthought. This gate securely keeps your horse in their horse stall. This gate can also go a long way in promoting ventilation and allowing sunlight into your horse barn.
Stall Gates – also known as "stall screens" and "stall guards" – are one of the most versatile products for any horse barn. Their versatility is why they are one of our favorite products to recommend to clients. Each barn is different, but here are 3 ways to use our stall gates for your horse stall and horse barn:
We can't say this about every stall gate in the market, but we can confidently recommend our stall gate as a standalone door for your horse stall. Our clients use our stall gates in every type of barns – including everything from a large boarding barn to a backyard hobby barn.
Our stall gates are perfect for those who want to add a modern aesthetic and ventilation to their horse barn. Clients often will pair our stall gate then with other pieces of hardware and grillwork to complete their horse stall.
Many customers have older horse barns that were built in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. These horse barns usually have heavy sliding stall doors that are tough to slide open. These older horse stalls also tend to limit ventilation.
In this particular case, many horse owners add much needed ventilation and updated look by adding our stall gates. This also allows our clients to continue using their sliding stall door. This option can often save barn owners thousands of dollars in upgrades.
This option, again, focuses on promoting ventilation and sunlight in your horse barn. Often times, horse owners want to simply open their Dutch Doors or exterior paddock doors to bring in some airflow into their horse barn. That being said, they still want to safely contain their horse in their horse stall.
In this case, a barn owner can pair our stall gate with their Dutch door or paddock door. The stall gate allows a barn owner to open up a Dutch door or sliding paddock door while having the stall gate in place. This not only allows the horse to hang their head to get fresh air, but also allows for sunlight and ventilation to flow into barn while the horse is safely contained in the stall.
Do you have any additional questions? Please reach out to our design team at (855) 957-8255 or email us at sales@americanstalls.com. Our team of expert consultants would love to sit down, understand your questions, and provide our 16+ years of experience.
StableComfort offers an innovative sleeping solution for horses with its patented, multi-celled mattress system. Designed to provide the equivalent comfort of at least 6 inches of traditional bedding, these rubber-filled mattresses come with a durable rubber top cover. Placed wall-to-wall in horse stalls and securely fastened to the walls, StableComfort creates a seamless, one-piece flooring system that ensures optimal comfort and stability for your equine friends.
Planning a horse barn? Stall partitions play a key role in your barn’s safety, ventilation, and overall function. In this guide, we explore ideal stall sizes, partition height, and design options to help you build a space that suits your horses’ needs and your facility’s purpose.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2021
Contact:
American Stalls, LLC
(855) 957-8255
sales@americanstalls.com
American Stalls, an industry leader in custom equine equipment, is proud to announce its sponsorship of STRIDER.
As Title Sponsor for STRIDER’s Spring 2021 Giveaway, American Stalls will also be featured in the popular StriderRewards program to provide a unique benefit for STRIDER platform members.
"Many of our members have diversified their businesses over the past year, which has created opportunities for facility expansion and improvements. We look forward to connecting STRIDER users to the exceptional design and craft characteristics throughout the American Stalls product line," said STRIDER CEO, Tara Swersie.
"American Stalls’ commitment to quality, safety, functionality, and customer service is very much in line with our mission here at STRIDER," Swersie continued.
"Our American Stalls team always strives to innovate and bring state-of-the-art solutions and products to our equestrian clients. We found that same drive for innovation in STRIDER’s services and culture," added Yash Balasaria, CEO of American Stalls.
"We look forward to our partnership with STRIDER to provide equestrian facilities with the highest quality products, services, and customer service together."
About STRIDER:
From enabling riders to discover and book the perfect opportunity, to helping equestrians across the industry grow and run their businesses, STRIDER fosters connections to top tier experiences. Please visit www.striderpro.com to explore the Strider Platform for equestrians and learn more about STRIDER’s suite of available software products and services. Connect with STRIDER at ww.striderpro.com or on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
About American Stalls:
With its range of world class equine equipment and top-notch customer service, American Stalls clientele spans both residential and large-scale equestrian venues. From stall and barn doors, to flooring options, temporary stalls, and more- American Stalls designs and manufactures the industry’s most durable, elegant, and safe equine equipment. Visit www.americanstalls.com to explore the full product line or schedule a consultation. Connect with American Stalls on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
Creating your dream horse barn starts with smart planning. Whether you're building from scratch or renovating, these 9 essential tips will help you design a barn that’s safe, efficient, and tailored to your needs—while keeping your budget in check.
Your horse barn is built to endure—but it also deserves to shine. Learn how to care for your American Stalls equipment to preserve its beauty and performance.
Our story began in 2006 when Niraj Balasaria founded American Stalls in Chantilly, Virginia. Niraj founded American Stalls when his family business group won a Request for Proposal (RFP) to build 1,500 horse stall systems for HITS Horse Shows in Saugerties, New York.
Although this was our first equestrian contract, we brought decades worth of experience in steel fabrication, logistics, and global customer experience.
This is because American Stalls is the fifth business in a group of companies that specialize in steel manufacturing. These businesses – all family run and operated – include industry leaders such as:
Niraj Balasaria founded his first business in 1994 to serve the construction and fencing industries in the United States. Over the span of 27 years, the family business ownership group expanded into a wide variety of high tech steel applications. Our products now include:
In 2006, Niraj Balasaria officially entered the equestrian industry with the initial deal with HITS Horse Shows. When we won this RFP, our goal was to bring our expertise in high-tech steel manufacturing and corporate leadership into the equestrian industry. Our mission was – and remains – to build the best horse stall equipment and deliver the best possible customer service experience.
American Stalls has grown tremendously over the course of 15 years. In the past two decades, American Stalls has built world class equine equipment for some of the nation's best facilities. Our projects include everything from backyard pleasure barns to Grand Prix training barns to the best polo clubs to large county fairgrounds.
Although we have grown tremendously in the past 15 years, our mission and commitment remains the same. Our mission is to build the safest and most elegant horse stall equipment in the world for equestrians across the globe. Learn more about our core values, our commitment, and our key people below.
According to research, it's known that there are over 9.2 million horses and 2.1 million horse owners in the United States. Aside from the equestrian lifestyle, fellow horse owners can attest to the magic associated with our beloved horses. From a young age, many equestrians learn intangibles and ethics that horses indirectly teach. These ethics include discipline, self-control, confidence, and more.
In today’s small community spotlight, we’d like to feature a non-profit organization that strives to teach children these very ethics through involvement in horses. This organization is Detroit Horse Power.
"In 2015, Detroit Horse Power incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and launched two pilot summer camps serving 18 youth. Since then, Detroit Horse Power has brought over 400 at-risk urban youth to partner horse barns outside Detroit for free summer horse camps and an after-school program.
We recently had a chance to sit down with DHP's Founder and Executive Director: David Silver. He has a background in urban education after teaching at Burns Elementary & Middle School and earning his Masters in Teaching in 2014. He launched Detroit Horse Power and has overseen the program’s growth in the last five years while pursuing the long-term vision of bringing horses to the city. He has a competitive riding background in Three-Day Eventing and has received the highest horse management certification from the United States Pony Club.
In this interview, Silver shared more about his journey, more background regarding DHP, and their future plans.
American Stalls: What is your background relating to horses?
David: I grew up in the suburbs of New York City and am really lucky that my mom grew up with horses. She passed that love on to me and my younger sister. We started in hunter and jumpers. We then transitioned to Three Day Eventing where I had amazing experiences traveling and competing from Montreal to Ocala where I eventually worked for Olympic rider Boyd Martin. I took a step back from competitive riding during college at Dartmouth and joined Teach For America after I graduated. That brought me to Detroit to be an elementary school teacher in 2012. After two years, I decided to leave the classroom after reflecting on the life lessons horses taught me and seeing how those opportunities could open doors for young Detroiters like my students.
American Stalls: Can you describe Detroit Horse Power (DHP) and its short term and intermediate term vision?
David: Detroit Horse Power provides free summer horse camps and an after-school program. These programs teache Detroit youth how to ride and care for horses as a way to develop valuable skills. Everything we do focuses on research-based social-emotional skills that we all learn from horses: Perseverance, Empathy, Responsible risk-taking, Confidence, and Self-control (PERCS). This currently takes place through partnerships with existing horse barns outside the city that donate the use of their space and horses for us to implement our program.
As we look to the future, we are currently on a three-year timeline to construct a new urban equestrian center on a 14-acre demolished Detroit school site. This transformational vision will allow us to scale the number of youth we can serve, the depth of their experience, and strengthen the communities they grow up in by turning vacant land into a community asset.
American Stalls: What is a particular story that touched you at DHP and drives your team?
David: Our staff, board of directors and volunteers are constantly inspired as our students move through our program, learn the PERCS traits, and translate those lessons we learn from horses into their successful journeys. We have one outstanding young lady who has moved through the DHP program, recently graduated early from her high school program, received scholarships to three different colleges she is selecting between, landed a job related to animals while waiting for college to begin this fall, and has been a tremendous asset to our DHP family and motivation for what we do!
American Stalls: What do you enjoy most about DHP?
David: I have great memories from my competitive riding career, but I get far more satisfaction from seeing our students learn and grow through working with horses. I am always overjoyed to see our students in the horse setting and getting to watch the amazing community that has grown between our students and the adults who guide our program. Most of my energy these days goes into our progress toward the long-term vision of constructing a new urban equestrian center for our youth impact opportunities to scale. I can’t wait for our program to reach its full potential in that transformational future state.
"I have great memories from my competitive riding career, but I get far more satisfaction from seeing our students learn and grow through working with horses."
American Stalls: How has COVID-19 affected DHP?
David: Detroit Horse Power has used the “pandemic pivot” to continue to wrap our students in a network of support during these trying Covid-19 times. Since the pandemic began, we’ve held after-school sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday via Zoom. This is where we focus on applying the PERCS traits in our everyday lives. We were all thrilled to be able to hold two limited weeks of in-person summer horse camps for the advanced students in our year-round cohort. Our season of fall barn trips for our after-school program was put on pause after new public health guidance. That being said, depending on developing conditions, we look forward to resuming barn trips again soon. In the summer months, our plan is to be back near as full capacity as we can, with plans for eight weeks of summer horse camps for the summer of 2021.
American Stalls: Thinking ahead, what does DHP look like in 2025 in an ideal world?
David: In our current model, access to horses is fairly limited based on our partner barns’ capacity and the long distances we have to travel. We are on track to open our future urban equestrian center on a 14-acre demolished Detroit school site by 2023. We know that reaching this milestone will contribute to Detroit’s renewal by turning vacant land into a community asset and be a game-changer for the students we currently serve and many more who will be able to participate. This is a truly unmatched opportunity to weave horses into an urban context at a scale other cities can only dream of. We can’t wait to make the skill-building power of horses available right within our city.
American Stalls: Is there anything that our followers can do to help? Can you tell us more about the capital fundraising plan?
David: We completed conceptual design for our future urban equestrian center during 2020 through the assistance of a steering committee composed of neighborhood residents, city government officials, and equine experts. We will be developing construction documents and going through municipal approvals in 2021 as we prepare for a ground-breaking in 2022. As our capital campaign ramps up this year, we expect that individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors will be the key champions to provide the resources to turn this vision into reality. We thank supporters like American Stalls not only for voicing our mission, but also for the eagerness to partner with us in the future.
To learn more about and contribute to Detroit Horse Power, follow the below links:
Website: Detroit Horse Power - Home
Facebook: Detroit Horse Power
Instagram: @detroithorsepower
Youtube: DHP Successful Journeys - YouTube
Horses are built to move, but with more stall-bound time, it’s essential to ensure their flooring promotes comfort, safety, and health. Learn about the crucial steps for building the perfect horse stall floor, from site analysis to leveling and compacting, to help your horse lead a happier, healthier life.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2021
Contact:
American Stalls, LLC
(855) 957-8255
sales@americanstalls.com
American Stalls, an industry leader in custom equine equipment, is proud to announce its sponsorship of Stable Style
The Sponsorship will start effective immediately on February 1, 2021 and extend through the remainder of the 2021 calendar year.
“I am looking forward to working more with Yash and American Stalls this year. Behind every brand is a leader who wants the best for their company. Together, American Stalls and Stable Style can offer practical and inspiration solutions for horse barn owners.” - Raquel Lynn
The move to sponsor the Stable Style was a natural transition for American Stalls. The company has worked with Stable Style on multiple occasions in the past in a marketing capacity. In the past, American Stalls has featured many of its products on Stable Style including custom horse stalls, portable horse stalls, and stall gates. The relationship, to date, has been met with great success. This sponsorship demonstrates the strong alignment between American Stalls and Stable Style to promote elegant, safe, and functional design in horse stables.
About American Stalls
Established in 2005, American Stalls is a leader in supplying luxury horse stalls and barn doors to private and commercial facilities across the world. American Stalls is a family owned and operated business to this day. We have more than 30 years of experience in the global steel industry – supplying high-quality products to the construction, electrical, and steel making industries. The American Stalls combines this steel background with our 15 years of trusted experience in the equestrian world. Over the past 16 years, we have worked with thousands of clients across North America.
Today, American Stalls designs and manufactures custom made equine equipment including luxury horse stalls, barn doors, barn windows, portable horse stalls, and equine flooring solutions. Our mission is to supply high-quality infrastructure that enables sustainable, long-term growth at equestrian facilities.
About Stable Style
Founded in 2015, Stable Style is a website dedicated to inspiring you as a reader with beautiful barns and stables. The goal is to excite you with barn and stable tours, celebrity stables, and more. Our articles offer a look into stables across the globe, all with the intent to impress and amaze you.
Stable Style was created by Raquel Lynn of Horses & Heels and is based on the original Stable Style series from Horses & Heels. This feature was so popular on Horses & Heels, Raquel wanted to build a dedicated website to share barns and stables regularly.
For more about Stable Style, click through to stablestyle.net or follow them on Facebook & Instagram @stablestyle
It's no secret that finding your dream home (and dream barn) is tough. Although we have access to dozens of apps and search tools, the chase for your dream property can be daunting. In many cases, it can take years to find a property that is just right. After all, a real estate property – consisting of the land, the home, and the horse barn – must meet our list of criteria.
That is why, in our experience, it is so important to work with the right real estate agent and firm. The right agent and firm will be less focused on making a quick sell. Instead, they will work hard to build a relationship with you. The right agent and real estate firm will work hard to understand your needs, your future hopes, and the various things on your wish list.
In today's small business spotlight, we'd like to feature an individual who embodies all of the above: Shannon Gilmore, from Washington Fine Properties. With over 16 years in real estate, Shannon takes an individualized approach to each transaction, tailored to her clients’ unique needs and specifications.” Shannon provides her clients a deep seated knowledge of equestrian properties as she owns her horses and is also a VADA Member Virginia Dressage Association.
We recently had a chance to sit down with Shannon to learn more about her journey, her tips regarding equestrian real estate, and more!
American Stalls: What is your background relating to horses?
Shannon: Horses have been in my life for as long as I can remember, although I didn’t become a horse owner until was an 18. Most of my life I have had my horses at home and enjoy taking care of them here. It's not always easy, but I like being with them daily and have started four of them. My experiences with horses has varied. I have an appreciation for all equestrian activities whether it be training, competing or a backyard rescue. I also have spent time as a side walker and am in awe of the great therapeutic value an equine connection provides.
American Stalls: Did you grow up with horses?
Shannon: I grew up hearing stories from my Irish grandmother and her sisters about their adventures with their horses. When I was 5, I went to my sisters riding lesson and started pestering my parents for all things horse. Growing up I exercised neighbors' horses, took lessons, volunteered at horse shows, and cleaned horse stalls at the local horse stables in exchange for riding time.
American Stalls: Did you ever compete?
Shannon: I have competed in both English and Western classes. In hand, halter, equitation, western pleasure, trail, and lately dressage. I have showed my horses up and down the east coast from Maine to NC.
American Stalls: Do you still have horses today? If so, what breeds, how many, and what are their names?
Shannon: Last year, I lost Max at 28 years of age. He came to live with us as weanling. That being said, I have and live with my three horses: Nikki (27) Appaloosa, Blue (13) Appaloosa, and Bella (9) Thoroughbred.
American Stalls: Moving into your professional life, what is your professional background?
Shannon: I earned my B.A. from Lesley University, a MS Ed from Shenandoah University. Like many working moms, my professional background zigs and zags around the family, farm and raising children. I spent 12 years as a public school educator later moving into a real estate. As a realtor I continued to pursue learning – earning numerous industry designations and certifications. I am currently working on my brokers license and have a license in the District of Columbia.
American Stalls: What do you do?
Shannon: I sell residential real estate across all price points, with a focus on horse properties and properties with acreage.
American Stalls: How long have you been with Washington Fine Properties (WFP)?
Shannon: I left a larger cooperate owned brokerage and went to WFP 2 years ago. I became a licensed agent in 2003.
American Stalls: How did you transition and get into real estate?
Shannon: When my children were in middle school, I needed a more flexible schedule so I ultimately transitioned from teaching to real estate.
My interest in real estate came from my own experience buying and selling homes. I felt like I did not fully understand the process. That is why I decided to pursue a license class. I didn’t realize a desire to learn would turn into a career. I also love everything about houses, construction, architecture, interiors, design, and of course equestrian properties and farms! Two of my favorite homes I have sold have been barn conversions.
American Stalls: Within real-estate, do you have a specialty?
Shannon: Given my background I am naturally drawn to property with acreage and suitable for horses or other farm animals. This naturally leads to certain dollar figure homes and horse farms. The median price in my selling area for a home is $550,000 with properties with acreage and equestrian properties selling from $800k well into the millions.
Location wise, my office is in the heart of horse country in Middleburg, Virginia. I work in the surrounding areas and also have a license in the District of Columbia
American Stalls:What do you enjoy most about real estate and WFP?
Shannon: What I enjoy most is helping people achieve their goals whether selling a home or buying a home. I like to go the extra mile and make the experience as pleasant as possible – service and experience matter! WFP is a smaller company (160 agents) with well trained professionals, exceptional resources, and offices across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. I often network within my own company and appreciate the dedication to client service.
American Stalls: How has COVID affected your business? How has COVID changed how buyers go about the purchase process?
Shannon: Fortunately, COVID has had a minimal impact on our real estate business. Clients have still purchased homes and the market has continued to move at a swift pace with more people wanting space and acreage. The way I sell a house is slightly different in that there may be more technology involved. We have pivoted slightly to providing virtual showings and open houses, following CDC guidelines and using PPE, zoom meetings and closings. We have always been extremely flexible and thoughtful with client health and safety in the forefront. One closing I had recently in Upperville took place outside on a front porch with a patio heater.
American Stalls: Do you have any tips for someone who is looking at purchasing an equestrian property?
Shannon: My number one tip would be to work with an experienced agent who has an equestrian background. The insight, contacts (such as American Stalls) and area knowledge he/she can provide is invaluable.
Another tip would be to pick the right type and size of property for your needs. Does the property allow for what you want to do now, and perhaps in the future? For example, if you have dreams of trail riding and you work with an agent unfamiliar with the area you might be pretty disappointed to find out that the local trails are restricted. (Shannon wrote a blogpost earlier about 3 Major Things to Consider When Buying an Equestrian Property).
American Stalls: What tip would you give other (equestrian) realtors to succeed in today’s climate?
Shannon: I think focusing on building relationships and being generous with your connections and experience. Most people don’t appreciate being sold, they appreciate sincerity, knowledge and honesty.
We'd like to thank Shannon for her time and valuable insight into the equestrian real estate industry. You can learn more about Shannon Gilmore and her fantastic real estate portfolio here on Washington Fine Properties.
Did you miss our previous' Small Business Spotlight Series spotlights? If so, below are more spotlights on some of our favorite equine businesses and professionals:
1) Equivont – An Online Marketplace
2) Rose of Sharon Equestrian School – Therapeutic Riding Facility
3) StableStyle – Online resource for inspiration and dream barns
4) Bethany P Photography – Photography and Branding for Equestrian Businesses
As horse people, we understand that horse stalls are significant investments for any horse barn.
Although we custom build fully welded horse stalls, we understand that clients often want some cushion and flexibility when it comes to costs. That is why we also offer horse stall kits.
Our horse stall kits are designed to provide you high quality horse stall components while striking a balance with costs. These kit stall components allow you to build safe, durable, and properly engineered stalls with minimal carpentry work. Our horse stall kits include some combination of:
Horse stall fronts usually will include grillwork, u-channels, and a stall door of your choice. Horse stall partitions will include grillwork, u-channels, and wall stiffeners.
Horse Stall Kit Components – Explained:
U-Channels
U-Channels are vertical steel channels that hold the tongue and groove lumber in place. We manufacture our u-channels in two lengths including 4′ and 8′.
4′ U-channels are often used for stall front sections and horse stall partitions. Once installed, a client can then install grillwork on top of the installed tongue and groove lumber. 8′ U-channels are often used for full wood partitions between horse stalls.
Grillwork
Grillwork is also known as a “horse stall window” or “grate.” Grillwork is usually installed along the top halves of stall fronts and stall partitions. Our grillwork include the following standard specifications:
Our stall front and stall divider grillwork uses concealed welding so our steel bars are punched through laser cut steel frame. The bars are then welded on the interior of the frame. All welds are then out of sight on the underside of the channels. This is a small detail, but adds to the longevity and durability of your horse stall.
Wall Stiffeners
Wall stiffeners, otherwise known as wall braces, add more rigidity to your stall walls. They achieve this by connecting the tongue and groove lumber boards together. Wall stiffeners are most commonly used for horse stall partitions, but can also be used for stall fronts.
All wall stiffeners are constructed of heavy-duty 14-GA United States steel and come with proper fasteners.
Stall Doors
There are two primary types of stall doors including hinged stall doors and sliding stall doors.
Hinged stall doors make for a beautiful, traditional look. Clients often use our Stall Gates as their primary stall doors. More often though, we see that clients use our hinged Stall Gates as a complement to an existing sliding stall door. Regardless of your choice, clients should account that hinged stall doors require more aisle space since the door swings outwards. For this reason, we usually recommend clients to account for at least 12' for their horse barn's aisle width.
The second option, Sliding horse stall doors, tend to be the most popular among horse barns. This stall door style is generally more safe than hinged stall doors. This is because sliding stall doors slide alongside a horse stall front. As a result, the sliding horse stall door lies flush with the existing stall front. This means that the sliding stall door is not protruding or sticking out in a horse barn's aisle. When deciding on kit stall, the stall door is often the one place where the client spends time on their decision.
Do you have more questions regarding a horse stall kit? Our team has put together a helpful guide to provide more images and information regarding our horse stall kit options. You can download this guide by clicking here (Dropbox link).
Additionally, our team of experts is here to help you decide between the various options including sliding stall doors, hinged stall gates, grillwork sizes, and so much more. Contact our team today and one of our reps will be in touch within 24 hours.
