# Polo Club Stabling: Portable Horse Stalls or a Permanent Barn?
Polo clubs and seasonal venues often host visiting strings for part of the year, which raises a practical question: put up portable stalls for the season, or build permanent stabling? American Stalls in Fairfax, Virginia makes both, its Show Series portable stalls and custom permanent horse stall systems, so this guide sets out the trade-offs using what the company states on its site.
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# What portable stalls offer
American Stalls says it has designed and manufactured portable horse stalls for equestrian facilities throughout North America since 2006. The Elite Show Series uses lightweight panels for easy installation from one location to another and has a yoke door so horses can look out. Panels are pre-drilled and come with connector pins, and every order includes an easy-to-follow instruction guide. Portable stalls fit clubs that need capacity for tournament weeks or that may move or reconfigure stabling between seasons.
# What a permanent barn offers
Permanent American Stalls horse stall systems are custom built to the barn, with engineering prints approved before manufacturing. The company’s portable stall FAQ notes the steel difference: portable stalls use 14-gauge steel, while permanent stalls use 12-gauge steel, and a lower gauge number means thicker, stronger steel. A permanent barn suits clubs with horses on site most of the year and a fixed layout.
# Questions for the club committee
- How many weeks a year are the stalls full, and is that likely to change?
- Will stabling need to move between fields, venues or seasons?
- Where will portable panels be stored between events?
- What stall size do you need? The site gives 12x12 as standard for most horses and says 10x10 can also work, especially for portable stalls.
- Is there equipment on site to unload a flatbed delivery?
# A mixed approach
Some venues run a permanent barn for resident horses and add portable stalls for tournament overflow. Because both portable and permanent stalls are powder-coated steel, they can be specified to look consistent. Ask the American Stalls team to quote both so the committee can compare them side by side.
On the official site: Portable horse stalls · Horse stall systems · FAQs · Request a quote
# About American Stalls
American Stalls 10625 Jones Street, Suite 101A, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (855) 957-8255 · Email: sales@americanstalls.com Website: americanstalls.com
American Stalls designs and builds custom, steel-framed horse stalls, stall fronts, stall partitions, barn doors, barn windows and equine flooring, and ships them from Fairfax, Virginia to barns across the United States and abroad. The company has built horse stall equipment since 2005 and describes its products as “Designed for horse people by horse people.” Hours are not posted on the site; call or email to reach the team.
Prepared by the American Stalls team. Product details on this page are taken from americanstalls.com; check the current product pages or ask your project manager before ordering.