Quick Cheap Horse Shelter
We rescued a pony from the kill pens. Our neighbor generously allowed her to stay in their pasture, but it had no shelter. So my daughter and I built a nice shelter in a few hours for less than $100!
It had to be mobile in case it needed to be moved, leave no permanent marks on the property, and be easily torn down once the pony finds her forever home.
Materials
3 12' horse panels (free/donated)
3 16' X 4' welded wire hog/cattle panels (about $20 each)
1 20'x12' heavy duty tarp ($30 at Walmart)
zip ties and/or rope (baling twine works)
U-shaped stakes (optional)
It had to be mobile in case it needed to be moved, leave no permanent marks on the property, and be easily torn down once the pony finds her forever home.
Materials
3 12' horse panels (free/donated)
3 16' X 4' welded wire hog/cattle panels (about $20 each)
1 20'x12' heavy duty tarp ($30 at Walmart)
zip ties and/or rope (baling twine works)
U-shaped stakes (optional)
Inspirations from Pinterest |
Shelter SkeletonAttaching the hog panels as an arch to the top 2 bars of the green horse panels
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Tarp Halfway InstalledHUGE storm blew through just as we were attaching the tarp. We had to un-attach the leeward side to not pull out the grommets. Try to attach tarp when there's no wind!
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Finished Shelter
After the storm we had other obligations, so didn't get back to finishing the tarp til after dark. Going to line the back with a few OSB flakeboard panels I have lying around to provide more wind/rain protection.
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A quick, sturdy and functional horse shelter on a slim budget!
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