Horse Stall Kit FAQ

Yes, our stall components can be interchanged to get the look and strength you need.

Our painted steel stall grills are the strongest as the upper and lower channels are welded to the grill bars.

Rust starts at the welds on almost everything. To weld our galvanized grills would be defeating the purpose of the corrosive protection of the material itself. Also, not having the bars welded in place makes it easy to replace if damage occurs in the future.

We use an enclosed top track to keep dust and dirt from settling into the track and binding the rollers, plus a high strength thermoplastic roller system for long-life.

Using our wall channels, you can attach them with the "U" facing each other at each end where you want your wall and simply slide your lumber into the wall channels.

Our hot-dip zinc coated galvanized steel stall components are a great combination of strength and corrosion resistance.

The painted steel stalls would work very well for your area as you don't live in a humid climate.

The short answer is no, it is NOT true. Without going into a lot of engineering terms, there are hundreds of aluminum alloys available today, some are much stronger than others. However, steel is much stronger than the best aluminum used in horse stalls. Comparing steel vs. aluminum with same limit of bending with the same load, the wall thickness of an aluminum tube would need to be more than 3 times the wall thickness of a steel tube. Steel is about 3 times heavier than aluminum. Steel is roughly .3 pounds per cubic inch, aluminum is roughly .1 pounds per cubic inch. So the aluminum grill tube with the thicker wall ends up weighing more than the thinner-walled steel grill tube, for the same length.

Bottom line: An aluminum grill tube would need to have a wall thickness of almost 3/8" to be as strong as 16 gauge steel. This would make the stall weigh more if it's made of aluminum than if it's made of steel.

The issue for some people is a lack of basic handyman skills. The easy way to assemble the kits is to put together the grillwork flat on the floor. The same with the stall door, assemble it flat on the floor. DO NOT attempt to assemble the grillwork with the channels installed on the wood in an upright position. This makes inserting the stall bars into the channels very difficult.

For a full size Quarterhorse we suggest the stall be sized at 12 ft x 12 ft. This gives room for the horse to turn around in the stall and room for the handler when they are in the stall with the horse.