Charlottesville Horse Farms – Horse Barns

Charlottesville Horse Farms – Horse Barns

With the great variety of horse farms in Charlottesville, you would expect to find just as great a variety in horse barn styles.  No matter how large, small, fancy or casual your stable may be, the most important aspect is that it is a design that works for you and your horses.

An older style of barn seen often in the racing industry is the Belmont barn, which has the stalls back to back in the center with a track/aisle around them all enclosed by an exterrior wall.  In bad weather the horses could exercise in the barn.  There are several Charlottesville equestrian properties which have one of these barns.

A popular style of barn found on many Charlottesville farms is the center aisle barn.  This can range from a small two stall center aisle stable with a tack room and wash rack to a twenty stall stable suitable for a professional horse business.

Another type of barn is the shed row stable.  As the name would imply the stalls are arranged in a line and the fronts open directly to the outside.  The stalls usually have Dutch doors that allow the horses to have their heads out.  the horses often like to watch what is happening on the rest of the farm.  It is nicest when this design of barn has an overhang in front of the stalls so that you can go from stall to stall without getting 

Whatever style of barn best suits your equestrian needs you will find if on a Charlottesville horse farm.

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