No problem! I grew up boarding in stall barns, so this was a new setup to me too.  My in-laws (the trees behind the hay bales are the edge of their place) have the same setup and I really like it.

Thats the best picture I’ve got right now.  The 4 runs span 60’ of barn so each one is give or take 15’ wide.  Originally I had said 2/3 under roof but looking at the picture its probably closer to 50/50.  The white downspout is the end of the original barn, since this picture was taken we’ve added on and the roofline now extends out all the way in the last run.  The 3rd and 4th have about 8 less ft under roof because we have a garage door on the west end where we back our hay trailer in to unload into the loft and then store the baler and other hay equipment.

The dry lot extends to the left of the picture i’d say another 60’ to the fenceline of our cattle pasture - there was an existing waterer there when we built out the barn so we split off that waterline and came up to these waterers.

It’s a little bit of a hodge podge, we’ve built it all ourselves since the original barn was moved.  The plan is to build and indoor arena with a similar run setup off a lean where the haybales are, reusing all the pipe here and then completely enclosing this barn and using it for hay and to get some of our equipment out of the weather as our business expands (hopefully).

Haven't had water line to my barn as long as it's been there.  PITB but gotta do what you gotta do!!

Thanks, OhMax! This is really helpful. We are thinking run in style like this too, but the indoor part of each horses space being roughly 15x15 and then a run out the back of each about 15x60.

I love my dirt floors.  I hate sweeping and cleaning concrete - and the time it takes....  So the only concrete in my barn is the wash rack and feed room.  I love my trailer under cover and I can load horses out of the weather.  My barn has a center alley with 4 12x12 'stalls' on each side, then wings (lean-to) on each side also.  On the west side#1 is a stall, #2 is 12x12 feed/tack room, #3 is the wash rack #4 is a stall.  The wash rack is open to the alley and the wing and that's how we get to and from the trailer.  I love that my feed room is close to center of the barn.  That extra 12 feet is handier than you think.  Water faucet is right in the middle.  Lots of storage above the feedroom and under the wings.  I also have an extra gate that I can swing across the alley and make the alley into two more pens or use the alley as a run yet keep the pasture horses from picking a fight over the gate at the back of the barn.

Don'ts - I forgot I was in Texas.  I forgot I had rodeo horses, not show horses.  I made it too closed up.  It's hot in the summer and summer is about 9 months of the year here.  I should have left the east wall open to runs.  I should have left about 2 feet open at the top of the east and west side walls for ventilation since I have the 14ft wings on each side.  I shouldn't have made the stall walls solid all the way up, horses need air and to be able to see their surroundings.  I shouldn't have let the builder put the stall doors 'side by side', they should all be spaced apart so the two 'neighbors' aren't picking fights just because they can touch each other.        

Next barn - more electrical plugs for fans/clippers/tools when repairing all the crap horses tear up, more lights inside, outside and under wings, wire panels for top of stall fronts and divider walls. 

I would never have a barn without stalls that open to pens.  My horses almost never even go potty in their stalls, so no need to buy a bunch of bedding.  That is a huge expense and so much better for the horses to have more room to walk around.

I dont have water at my barn either.... I drag a long hose from the house to the barn, daily.... I cuss, daily... but i do have electricity lol!  

We have electricity too--woo hoo!!   We haul water to our barn in 1000 gal water tank from about half mile at one of our shops.  It's awful in the winter when it's muddy and/or frozen.  Barn has been there since 1999, so I guess we deal with it pretty good considering.  WAAAY less than ideal, but it's my only option. . . 

I don't have electric in my horse barn (that needs torn down quite frankly). It's a huge pain in the rear. 

i built a 100x 70 16 tall    5 stalls plenty of room for truck trailer  tractor hay ... it had 3 sideon on 1 25/ section where the stalls were but  i never kept horse in stall but infrequently  i bought a place before that that the barn was shaped like a t  16 stalls  feed room was rack it was awesome loved it  the alley way was 10 wide  roll up doors love that barn, water was thu out the barn  

my son and i we ditchwitch 3 miles of water line at out our farms before i broke my neck and no more horses