best value 'stall kits'

[ayrabz]

Have gotten a lot (!) of good info in barn/run in building/set ups from here.
One thing I'd like to know is :
for those of you, that have already researched and purchased 'stall kits'....which ones/company did you find the best value?

I'm looking for a product that will allow only two stalls, that while I would like to avoid 'temporary' in actuality, could also later be dismanteled and 'moved' to a hopeful future barn structure. (Right now I'm looking at setting these up in an existing outbuilding) This building would hopefully suffice as a run in, with grilled divider, and added gates to allow for securing as stalls when needed. One thing I'm going to insist on, is a product that has all wood surfaces 'capped' in the metal ridge, so no chewing. (Yet, I'm not looking for the top of the line 'Budweiser' type fancy stuff! :eek:)

Shipping would be to Virginia.

Thanks for any of your experiences!

[ESG]

We have the Horseman's Choice brand galvanized stalls from Tractor Supply. They are readily available in all TS locations, and meet all of your requirements. Check them out. :yes:

[Mia412]

We have the Horseman's Choice brand galvanized stalls from Tractor Supply. They are readily available in all TS locations, and meet all of your requirements. Check them out. :yes:

We have these too, and have been very happy with them!

[Go Time]

We bought our kits at Menards. The barn is about 8 years old now and the stalls still look and function great. My Mom just put the same stalls in her new barn.

This is the Manufacurer's Site:
www.midwestmanufacturing.com/Steel.jsp

Once on the page, go to "Equestrian Products"

[ayrabz]

Thanks guys. will check both out.
question: in using the 'stall kit' type of set up...do you know if you can use them in varying set ups, as in:

open front/add 12 ft. mesh gate....so that I could use them for 'run in' type but close them off when needed.

or : front and back 'sides' able to both have entrances/doors, or must the 'back' be solid.

TIA!

[Go Time]

That is just what I did. I didn't buy the "whole stall". Just basically figured out what I needed for my set-up. Really you are just getting the hardware. You can add any configuration of boards that you want. For instance I didn't buy the "partition" for my back wall, I just used native 2x12's. I also didn't buy the "partition" for in between my stalls, instead I bought enough sections of grate to go the length of the stall. I didn't want full walls between my horses.

I think the parts and pieces could work for all kinds of situations.

Good Luck!!!

[Unfforgettable]

If you go the Menards route, be forewarned: The black paint literally fell off the bars in a matter of a few days on the stall partitions my friends installed. It was peeling off in big chunks by the end of the first week, and not from horses chewing on it. And Menards said "gee, that's too bad".

[NoDQhere]

We have HiQual stalls in our barn. We bought them used and have had them in our barn for 4 years so they are about 10 years old or so. They look like new. They were really easy (except they are heavy) to configure and get set up.

HiQual is a Canadian Company now so perhaps they have east coast dealers.

[ayrabz]

thanks again, guys.
do appreciate the help and info!
Ok...for those of you who have built / used a stall kit recently...I'm curious...the pricing for all I have researched, of course does not cover the necessary wood. Can anyone let me know what their investment total per stall was? I simply have no idea and am just trying to budget and plan.

thanks!

[threemares]

I just built my barn in October and spent $1200 per stall. I got my stalls from Woodstar Products and they are beautiful! I do know that the prices went up a little since then though.

[ESG]

With wood for three sides 4' up, and for the whole of the back side (my husband built dutch doors on the back, so that each stall has two exits ;) ), it cost us roughly $1800 for everything, except labor. This is the Horseman's Choice stalls from Tractor Supply.

[deltawave]

Try to buy local if you can--shipping is DEADLY expensive.

[Calvincrowe]

I have Priefert stall components for two stalls, and I love them. I bought 2 fronts with sliding doors and two wall pieces. These are "portable" pieces, that you bolt together and into the barn walls. I placed them in an existing pole building, so I used the barn's side and back wall to form those walls of the stalls. I lined those wall portions with 3/4" plywood to keep horse feet away from metal siding. I then filled the metal stall components with 2 x 6 lumber that DH and I cut. It took us about 4 hours to cut and install the wood and bolt the stalls together. I can dismantle and take to a new barn if that ever arises.

Cost? I used mostly recycled wood from a loft we dismantled, so hard to tell, but the stall pieces themselves ran $1200--they are heavy duty, and look brand new 6 years later. They've held up to wild TB yearling colts flinging themselves around, too.

Lumber is easy to figure--use kiln dried to avoid shrinkage with green wood, though it will be cheaper--measure and buy what you need. Often, longer 2 x 6's are cheaper than shorter lengths, but you will end up with odd end pieces.

[gabz]

I have Horseman's Choice also. I bought them from a retailer that was cheaper than TSC.

He also provided the wood. I bought mine in 2004 for $1200, including the wood and 2 extra couplers.

What I like about Horseman's / Behlens is the ability to modify them.

You can put wood on both top and bottom sections, or, build the upper section with part wood and part "hog wire" as we call it.
And, you can move the stalls outside and add the components to make them run-in stalls.
http://www.behlencountry.com/bc_catalog/6/horsemans_choice_stalls_shelters

The one I have is galvanized steel and seems to hold up very well.
I also have one of their white round pens - which is the powder coat finish.