I have been out of the horse world for about 10 years now. Graduate school, motherhood, work, ect... caused me to step away for a few years. I am sure many of you know what I am talking about! My husband is not a horse person, but he has always supported my passion for horses. I grew up barrel racing every weekend. I have always wanted my children to have the same upbringing. We recently bought 19 acres of open land. Other then the house, no structures were on the property. We fenced in two acres of land. We plan to fence in the rest next year. In May, we bought our 5 year old daughter her first horse. We just finished our first building project together, a horse shelter, and I thought I would share some pictures. I think we did pretty good for novice builders. Our shed is 12x20 and we used 26 gauge commericial grade tin. We burried the tin 6+ inches in the ground to stop hooves from getting underneath the tin. Hopefully by burrying the tin, we prevent any future injuries. Unfortunantly, I had a horse years ago that got a hoof under some tin after heavy rains caused the ground to soften. To prevent rust, we also tarred the end of the tin that came in contact with soil. We put heavy plywood sheets on the inside to prevent horses from kicking the tin. Hopefully next year, we can build a barn.

Great job! Looks fantastic. Congratulations on getting back into horses! 

Looks great!  Congratulations!

Now, be prepared for the horse to choose to stand out in the rain/snow/wind instead of inside the lovely shed. 

Congrats--cute horse and nice shed!!   And welcome to the board

In the case of most of the horses I've owned, be prepared for them to walk from the other side of the pasture to poopy in the shed and then walk back to where they started.  

This is the truest statement EVER.