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Horse Shelter Kits in Texas

Horse shade shelters, sloped-roof kits, and loafing sheds for your Texas property.

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    Equipment for daily use on your property.

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    Review the included components before you order.

  • Freight for your location

    Delivery details are confirmed with your quote.

Choose your shelter

Choose a roof-only shade cover, a sloped-roof shelter, or a three-wall loafing shed. Check the covered area and included wall materials for each configuration.

Flat-roof shade covers

Flat-roof shade covers

Compare 12×12 and 12×24 shade cover configurations and the rail arrangement on each listing.

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Three-wall loafing sheds

Three-wall loafing sheds

12×12 and 12×24 wood-insert loafing sheds. Wood infill is not included.

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Stall-and-shelter combinations

Stall-and-shelter combinations

Compare a fully covered 12×12 single stall with the listed paired 12×24 stalls and 12×12 covers.

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  1. Flat-roof shade covers

    Compare 12×12 and 12×24 shade cover configurations and the rail arrangement on each listing.

    12x24 Shade Shelter, Flat Roof, 5-Rail

    $1,895.95 · listed kit price; freight separate.

  2. Sloped-roof shelters

    Roof-and-frame shelter kits in 12×12 and 12×24 sizes.

    12x24 Shelter, Sloped Roof

    $2,295.00 · listed kit price; freight separate.

  3. Three-wall loafing sheds

    12×12 and 12×24 wood-insert loafing sheds. Wood infill is not included.

    12x24 Loafing Shed 3 Walls Wood Excluded

    $2,549.95 · listed kit price; freight separate.

  4. Stall-and-shelter combinations

    Compare a fully covered 12×12 single stall with the listed paired 12×24 stalls and 12×12 covers.

    12x12 Stall, 12x12 Sloped Shelter 5-Rail

    $1,850.00 · listed kit price; freight separate.

Covered area, roof type, enclosure arrangement, and finish determine the kit price. Wood infill is excluded from the wood-insert loafing sheds.

Compare the roof and the enclosure

Flat-roof shade covers configuration
  • Covered area

    Compare the listed 12 × 12 ft and 12 × 24 ft roof configurations.

  • Roof style

    Choose among flat-roof shade covers, sloped roofs and loafing sheds.

  • Walls and enclosure

    A roof-and-frame kit, three-wall shed and covered stall have different contents.

Wood infill is excluded from wood-insert loafing sheds. Confirm wall materials and installation requirements on the selected listing.

Plan the space around your equipment

Horse Shelter layout illustration

Plan the covered area, open approach, and ground around the shelter.

  1. Choose the open approach

    Plan how horses enter and leave the covered area.

  2. Consider the surrounding ground

    Look at water routes and daily access around the shelter.

  3. Allow installation access

    Include the delivery and equipment approach on your site sketch.

Read the Texas horse shelter planning guide

For a Texas shelter project, decide where cover is useful before deciding how many walls to add. A roof-only shade arrangement, a sloped shelter and a three-wall loafing shed create different spaces for the horses and different jobs for the site.

Follow the shade through the turnout routine

Begin with the part of the Texas property where the horses spend time during the hours you want cover. Watch how the available shade changes and note the routes between turnout, water and feeding. A shelter positioned for a convenient construction footprint may not put useful shade near those routines. Mark the desired covered area and the practical approach on the same sketch.

Roof dimensions describe the material overhead, not the location of its shadow at every hour. Nearby buildings, trees and the position of the sun all belong in your observations. Compare the proposed site at more than one time before choosing the orientation. This is a property-specific planning exercise; the state name alone does not determine how a particular shelter should face.

Choose open cover or walls as different configurations

The shelter range includes flat-roof shade covers, sloped-roof shelter kits and three-wall loafing sheds. Start by deciding what enclosure you need, not by assuming that more wall material is always the better shelter. A roof and a three-sided space are different arrangements. The selected product should match that choice rather than being expected to gain walls from another listing after purchase.

Blacktail’s 12×12 and 12×24 wood-insert loafing sheds do not include the wood. Keep that exclusion visible when comparing them with a shade cover or another enclosed shelter. The frame, roof and wall infill are separate facts to check on the original product page. Do not use a completed example photograph as a parts list for the kit you are ordering.

Keep the entrance clear when animals share cover

Draw the way horses reach and leave the proposed shelter, including the path past water or other fixed obstacles. A covered area needs a useful approach, not simply enough room under its outline. Consider the number, size and behavior of the animals with the people responsible for them rather than assigning a universal horse count to a 12×12 or 12×24 footprint.

Also consider your own access for cleaning and maintenance. A shelter placed against a tight fence corner may leave an awkward strip behind it or force equipment through the same narrow entrance every time. Mark those constraints on the Texas site sketch. Ask for the selected configuration’s full dimensions before preparing ground around an assumed roof outline or the space visible in a photograph.

Distinguish a shelter from a covered stall combination

A roof-only shelter does not automatically provide a complete individual stall. The collection also lists stall-and-shelter combinations, including 12×12 covered single stalls and a paired 12×24 arrangement with 12×12 covers. Read the enclosure and cover descriptions together when separation is part of the requirement. A shade cover and an occupied stall layout are not interchangeable orders.

When you already have panels, ask about compatibility rather than assuming they attach to the selected shelter. Provide the existing dimensions and photographs of the connection points. A proposed combination also needs its roof supports and site requirements confirmed. The quote should identify the complete configuration you intend to use, including any separately sourced wall infill or additional enclosure components.

Turn the exposure sketch into a shelter specification

Send the Texas project location, the desired covered dimensions and the wall arrangement you are considering. Add photographs of the approach, the surrounding ground and the area at the relevant hours of the day. State whether you need cover alone or a complete stall combination. A measured sketch gives the conversation a defined project instead of a request for a general shelter price.

The examples below show the live prices of the featured products, not a completed installed structure. Confirm the selected kit’s materials, support requirements and exclusions before beginning preparation. Site work and installation remain separate, and wood for the wood-insert sheds is not included. Do not infer a weather rating from the roof style; obtain the requirements appropriate to the chosen structure and property.

Plan your Texas delivery

  1. Choose your configuration

    Start with a size or layout. We can help you compare options.

  2. Share your city or ZIP

    Include truck access, gate openings and unloading details.

  3. Confirm equipment and freight

    Review the selected configuration and delivery quote with our team.

Equipment, delivery details and freight are confirmed with your quote. About delivery

Horse shelter questions

How do I request a Texas quote?

Use the Get a Quote link to prepare your request, or call (619) 914-6657. Share the project location, proposed covered area, preferred wall arrangement and photos showing the approach and surrounding ground. Specify a roof-only shelter or a stall-and-shelter combination.

Is delivery included in the listed price?

Freight is separate from the product price. Send the project address or ZIP code with your selected configuration so delivery and access requirements can be confirmed with the quote.

What is included with the product?

A shade cover, sloped-roof shelter and three-wall loafing shed are different configurations. Compare covered area, enclosure and included materials. Wood-insert loafing sheds do not include the wood.

Does the price include installation?

No. The listed price is for the product, not an installed project. Check the selected listing and installation guide for assembly, support, and site-preparation requirements before ordering.

Will the roof footprint tell me the exact Texas afternoon shade area?

No. Roof dimensions describe the cover, while shadow position changes with orientation, the sun and surrounding obstructions. Observe the proposed location during the hours the shelter will be used before selecting its position.

Which shelter products require separately purchased wood?

The 12×12 and 12×24 three-wall wood-insert loafing sheds exclude their wood infill. Check the selected listing for the supplied frame and roof materials and resolve the wood requirements separately.

Is a shade cover sold as a complete individual horse stall?

Not automatically. Compare a listed stall-and-shelter combination when an individual enclosure is required, or confirm the compatibility and additional components of your proposed arrangement.

How many horses fit a listed Texas shelter?

Do not assign a fixed capacity from the footprint alone. Consider the animals’ size, behavior, use and access with the people responsible for them. Select the covered area and enclosure arrangement for that specific plan.

Planning a project in Texas?

From Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and beyond, send your city or ZIP so we can confirm delivery for your property.

Let’s plan your Texas horse shelter.

Let’s find the right equipment for your Texas property.