Horse Barn Door Height

It should be big enough for the horse and handler to safely enter and exit.

Horse barn door height.

Most stall doors either swing or slide open and closed. 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. Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.

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. 13 6 is the legal height for highway overpasses so a semi can fit inside a 14 door. Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.

The standard opening for end doors is twelve to fourteen feet wide usually split between two doors. An 8 foot tall by 4 foot wide stall doorway opening has been the recommendation for years. The average truck or pickup can fit inside an 8 door. An 8 tall and 4 wide door is ideal with 7 3 5 being the minimum recommended size.

Entry doors are for people and can be located wherever you need access to the barn. Another important structural design is the doorway to the stall. For passenger cards go for at least 9 wide. End doors are the large doors usually located on either end of the barn that open onto the barn s center aisle.

Most horses can kick as high as 7 feet. Many rvs or campers require a minimum of 12 clearance to get inside a door.