| Equestrian Applications |
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Ride and train year round in a steel fabric tensioned structure riding arena. Our fabric structures are clear span which means no interior support poles to get in the way of riding activities. Our fabric buildings are bright, open, and the natural light filters through our covers, eliminating shadows to help horses feel at ease. This also reduces the need for daytime lighting which helps lower maintenance costs.
Our steel fabric structures can be installed in a fraction of the time needed for a traditional structure. As a result of their faster construction, strength, versatility, natural light and economical cost, tension fabric covered equestrian arenas provide an attractive alternative to conventional wood or steel buildings, giving you the best value for your investment.
Whether you are looking for an indoor riding arena, stabling building, hay and feed storage structure or barn, we have a customized fabric structure that is ideal for all of your equine needs. We also offer many customizable options, including ventilation, doors, lighting, stalls, and more. |
| Key benefits of steel tension fabric equine structures: |
- Clear Span Interiors - Efficient use of space
- Natural Light and Open Space eliminates the need for daytime artificial lighting
- Controlled climate buildings stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer
- Reduced maintenance costs
- Sound absorbing covers rain and hail will not spook horses
- Excellent air quality
- Buildings are expandable - to meet your changing needs
- Easily Relocatable
- Low in cost per square foot
- Quick Installations less downtime for your operations
- Fully engineered to meet all state and town codes
- Practically maintenance free
- Buildings maintain their value
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| Riding Arenas |
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| The most important factor in when choosing a riding arena is being able to create a peaceful, relaxed, and supportive environment for you and your horse to train. The ability for you to connect to your horse in training is crucial. You need your horses attention at all times and your horse needs yours. Your building plays a significant part in your success, so why go with anything but the best. Steel fabric tension buildings are the best solution for the ultimate riding arena. Both you and your horse will feel relaxed and motivated to train in a fabric buildings natural environment. Our buildings allow you to feel as if you’re bringing the outdoors in, which allows you to ride in all weather conditions, 365 days a year. |
| Steel Fabric Tension Structures allow you to benefit from improved, safer riding conditions, a quiet atmosphere, and perfect footing inside your riding arena. Our fabric building arenas protect horse and riders while providing a unique indoor riding and housing experience. Year-round temperature moderation and natural light mean a more enjoyable equestrian experience for both rider and horse. Our equine building's wide open and clear span space, provide fewer shadows and the sound absorbing covers offers a safe, controlled experience, allowing horses and riders to stay focused and stress-free. Whether your needs for a riding arena are large or small, for pleasure or performance, we have a steel fabric building to suit your needs. |
| Other benefits of choosing a steel fabric structure as riding arena: |
| Natural Light – Riding conditions are enhanced inside a controlled, brightly lit building. The vast amount of natural light that that comes through our membrane fabric covers creates a comfortable sunny day feeling and eliminates shadows, improving horse and rider performance. Not to mention, reducing energy demands that will save you on maintenance costs. Even on cloudy days, our fabric structures are filled with sunlight. |
| Optimum Facilities - The sound dampening qualities of a fabric building provide an exceptional level of quietness. You’ll be amazed that there are no echoes and less noise during rain or hail storms, creating a better teaching environment for you. The covered riding surface offers more consistent footing, allowing you and your horse to reach your maximum potential, focused and free from distraction. |
| Clear Span Interior - Our fabric buildings, clear span interior provides you with adequate space for efficient movement of horses, people, and equipment. There are no interior posts around to interfere with your training, meaning more maneuverability for you and your horse. With ranges of widths over 200ft, there is more than ample room for equestrian riding of all types. |
| Year-Round Riding - A steel fabric structure, indoor riding arena provides the feeling of the outdoors within the safety, comfort, and convenience of the indoors, allowing for year-round riding. The membrane fabric covered riding surface also makes it easier to maintain safer, more consistent footing. The membrane fabric on our buildings have translucent, reflective, and thermally non-conductive properties, which provide indoor temperature stability, keeping the building feeling warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. These benefits provide a huge energy savings to you. |
| Versatility – Our fabric buildings are both re-locatable and expandable. This allows our buildings to accommodate your changing riding needs. |
| Stabling Buildings |
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| Our fabric buildings are the best environment for stabling barns that provide the utmost comfort for your horses and absolute convenience for you. The high ceilings create more open space and better ventilation for your horses and you. Ambient, natural lighting is important in stable barns in order to create a positive and relaxed atmosphere, enabling your horses to fully rest after a long day of training. The clear span interior gives you the freedom to configure and customize your stable and alleyways in order to provide enough room for trainers and horses to move around. |
| The open, airy feeling is something that your horse will find irresistible as it reduces the feeling of confinement. Your horses will find the difference between indoors and outdoors less noticeable because of the natural environment inside our steel fabric structures. In addition, our membrane fabric covers, with sound dampening qualities, help keep your horses stress-free. |
| Our steel fabric buildings provide an inviting atmosphere that people and horses thrive in. The natural ventilation and sunlight cut down on moisture and bacteria, offering a healthy, fresher, cleaner, dryer environment. In turn, your horses are healthier, have a reduced risk of respiratory problems and other diseases. |
| Other benefits of a stabling barn within a steel fabric structure: |
| Ventilation – Fabric buildings reduce the incidence of respiratory problems in horse by providing adequate barn ventilation. The ventilation in a steel fabric structure is far superior to that of a steel building or a traditional wood barn due to the open space and high ceilings. Our buildings ventilation system allows warm air to be pushed upwards and out of the building through vents, leaving your horse with fresh air to breathe. |
| Natural Light - Your horses will be comfortable and relaxed in a steel fabric structure, stable barn due to the naturally lit interior created by the translucent membrane fabric cover. With an abundance of natural light coming into the stables, you will not need lighting during the day and will use fewer lights at night. This will save you money and help reduce your maintenance costs. |
| Comfort - Our membrane fabric covers help reduce temperature fluctuation which moderate interior temperatures year-round, helping to eliminate stress on your horses. Our membrane fabric covers help our buildings stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. |
| Protection from the Elements - Our fabric buildings allow you to enjoy peace of mind when a rain or hail storm approaches. Our membrane fabric covers provide strength and durability to keep out rain and hold strong against winds because of its tremendous rip, tear, and puncture resistance. Not only does the membrane fabric provide strength, it provides peace and quiet for your horses during rain and hail storms. As compared to a steel or traditional barn, the sound of the rain is absorbed into our membrane fabric cover, allowing your horses to rest and stay calm. Our buildings are constructed with the highest quality materials in order to provide you with complete security. |
| Hay and Feed Storage |
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| Using a steel fabric structure is a smart investment because it protects your hay bales and feed from spoilage while maintaining feed value. Our fabric buildings are durable, have long lasting performance, and above all, provide maximum protection for your hay and feed. Increase your profits by protecting your hay and feed from spoilage, weather damage, and pests with a steel fabric structure. |
| Our membrane fabric design allows sunlight to filter through the material and eliminate mold, bacteria, and condensation. Our fabric buildings offer a fresh and clean environment that reduces or even eliminates exposure to spoiled plant material and preserves your feed’s nutritional value. The natural ventilation helps to remove dust, excess heat and moisture. The clear span design of our fabric buildings make it easy and convenient to store feed, hay, and equipment together, uncluttered, and in a wide open space. Exceptional height and clearance allow for easy access and mechanical handling. |
| Other benefits of storing your hay and feed in a steel fabric structure: |
| Protection from the Elements – Decrease the cost of hay and feed spoilage due to weather damage with a steel fabric structure. Studies have shown that unprotected hay bales can lose up to 30% of their feed value. By maintaining the value of your hay and feed, you will recover your building investment quickly. |
| Durability- Protecting your hay and feed from damaging winds and hail is critical to reducing feed damage. Our steel fabric structures are built for strength and durability using high quality building components and can be engineered to withstand hurricane force winds. Our membrane fabric covers have tremendous rip, tear, and puncture resistance. This means your hay and feed will stay dry and in one place, maintaining its value and quality. |
| Clear Span Interior – Our steel fabric buildings, clear span interior allows for exceptional height, width, and sidewall clearance for easy hay access as well as mechanical handling. With no interior posts or columns to interfere, you can maximize your hay and feed storage space. Also, rodents and other pests have no place to hide or nest in with our clear span design, which allows for increased health benefits and savings in feed, extermination, and repairs. |
| Non-Conductive Cover – Unlike steel bins, our steel fabric structures are made with membrane fabric covers featuring thermally non-conductive properties that keep the temperature cooler in the summer months. Cooler temperatures, minimize mold growth, limit moisture migration, and control insects. Our membrane fabric design allows sunlight to filter through the material and eliminate mold, bacteria, and condensation. |
| Versatility – Steel fabric structures can serve many storage functions over the years in comparison to a single-purpose building. Our fabric buildings are re-locatable and can be extended at any time to meet your changing needs. |
| Quick Installation and Quality Service - Our fabric buildings can be installed in a fraction of the time needed for traditional structures. This means less downtime for your operations and more time spent growing your business. |
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