Step 1: Quote & contract
Tell us what you need. Our designers put together drawings and an organized, easy-to-read quote, then work through the details with you until the building is yours.
Run-in sheds for horses on pasture.
Three-sided shelters that keep horses dry, shaded and out of the wind, set on posts in the ground so they stay put through every storm.
Shelter that’s always open.
A run-in shed is a roof and three walls out in the pasture, open on one side so horses can come and go on their own. It gives them shade in a Delmarva summer, a dry spot in a cold rain and a break from the wind, without bringing them into a stall.
Built post-frame, a run-in stands on treated posts set in the ground instead of on skids, so it doesn’t shift or blow over, and it can grow later with another bay, an enclosed corner for hay or a lean-to. The same crews that build our horse barns put them up.
Every building comes with
- Drawings and an organized, easy-to-read quote
- Permits handled for you, start to finish
- Amish-built by our crews, with a project manager keeping you posted
- Final payment after the county’s final inspection
- 5-year workmanship warranty, plus the material makers’ warranties
- Financing available through HFS Financial
Ways owners set them up.
Pasture run-ins
One open-front shelter for a pair or a small group, placed where the horses spend their day.
Shed-row stalls
A row of open-front stalls under one long overhang, so each horse has its own space.
Hay and feed bays
An enclosed bay at one end that keeps hay and grain dry right where it’s fed.
Equipment bays
A bay beside the shelter for the tractor, the manure spreader or the mower.
Livestock shelters
The same frame for goats, sheep, cattle and other animals that live outside.
Lean-to run-ins
A run-in built off the side of an existing barn, sharing its wall and its roofline.
More on lean-to run-ins
From our crews.
See all our work
Open bays under one roof: the same frame makes run-in shelter or equipment storage. 
A horse barn with a cupola, behind the board fence. 
When the herd needs stalls too: wood stalls along a concrete aisle.
Planning a run-in shed.
Face the open side away from the weather
Point the open front away from the wind that brings your worst weather; on Delmarva the winter wind usually comes out of the northwest. Wide overhangs and a deeper shed keep driving rain off the floor.
Size it for the herd, not the headcount
Every horse should be able to get in at once, including the one at the bottom of the pecking order, so plan more room than the number of horses suggests. A wide opening, or two, keeps a bossy horse from guarding the door.
High, dry ground
Put the shed on the highest, best-drained spot you can, and grade the ground so water runs away from it. A packed stone base inside stays drier than bare dirt and is easier to clean.
Permits on a farm
Many counties in Delaware and Maryland treat buildings on working farms differently from those on residential lots, and some exempt farm buildings from the building code while still asking for a zoning approval. We check what your property needs and handle it. Our permit guides for Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore go county by county.
Talking it through is free. Call the office and we’ll help you size it.
302-399-4420
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Delaware and Maryland, plus select projects in Virginia
Options to talk through.
Shape
- Open front
- Partial front walls
- Wide overhangs
- Gable or single-slope roof
- Extra bays
Inside
- Kick boards
- Stone dust base
- Hay bay
- Tack corner
- Divider walls
Add-ons
- Lean-tos
- Translucent panels
- Cupolas
Three easy steps.
One team handles the drawings, the permits and the build, and keeps you posted the whole way.
Step 2: Permits
We manage the permits for you, wherever you live. Homes usually take 3 to 5 months to permit, depending on the county. Garages and farm buildings move faster.
Step 3: Construction
Our crews build it and our project managers keep you posted every step of the way. Final payment comes after the county’s final inspection.
Questions we hear about this.
Still wondering about something? Call us at 302-399-4420.
Do I need a permit for a run-in shed?
Usually some kind of approval. Many Delaware and Maryland counties treat buildings on working farms differently from those on residential lots, and the rules change from county to county. We look up what your property needs and handle it.
Which way should a run-in shed face?
Away from the wind that brings your worst weather. On Delmarva the winter wind usually comes out of the northwest, so many run-ins open to the south or southeast. Your pasture layout and drainage matter too.
Can you add a run-in to my barn?
Yes. A run-in can be built as a lean-to off the side of an existing barn, sharing its wall. We look at the barn’s posts and roof first so the two tie in cleanly.
Are your run-in sheds Amish-built?
Yes. Like every building we put up, our run-in sheds are Amish-built and backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty.
Other buildings we put up.
Let’s get them out of the weather.
Tell us about your horses and your pasture, and we’ll come back with drawings and a free quote.
302-399-4420
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Delaware and Maryland, plus select projects in Virginia