Every horse deserves a little shade to stand under. You may
ask yourself why, when you seldom see them using it, but they do.
Horse shade does not always have to be expensive or elaborate.
A large shade tree is more than enough in some cases.
Horse
shade can be easily constructed out of scrap two by fours and some
used aluminum awning panels. This
Loafing
Shed page shows an inexpensive horse shade being built out of
scrap material. This
Pole Barn,
while a little more expensive, is also excellent protection for
your horses.
Tarps
can also be used to create shade. They can be attached to any
number of structures and give the horse a much welcomed place to get
out of the hot sun.
The video below shows how four poles can easily be turned into a
horse shade. The fabric is a shade sail made from Sunbrella
material but it could just as easily be a sturdy
tarp or a specially
fabricated shade screen.
The Free Shed Plans found on
this site could be easily converted into a horse shade. Also
found here are plans for barns and loafing sheds. Horses
need shade, this is true, and these building plans could help you
provide it for them.