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    Stan Gralla Equine Architecture

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    Speetzen Ranch

    Horseshoe Bay, Texas

     

    This new residence and equestrian facility is located on three five-acre lots in the Bay County development near Marble Falls, Texas.  The development was specifically planned for residents who wish to operate small ranches, and enables the residents to build their own horse facilities.  This is the first facility of its type in the development.

    Equine Architecture Experience

    Kel-Chris Farm & Summer Estate
    Harbor Springs, Michigan
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    The redevelopment of this farm, with original structures dating from 1910, included the historic restoration and conversion of an existing large bank barn into an exclusive summer Owner's lodge and the conversion of another bank barn into an arts and crafts studio.

     

    The newly constructed equine facilities include a state-of-the-art horse barn compete with offices, veterinary facilities, wash/tack-up areas, in-floor radiant heating, and automatic feeders.
     

    Matthews Cutting Horses
    Warsaw, North Carolina
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    This beautiful farm is located in a pleasant mix of open fields and pine groves near Warsaw, NC.  The 10-stall horse barn includes an office, wash and veterinary areas, feed and tack rooms, toilet and laundry areas, a 16' center aisle and 16' x 16' stalls with inner and outer doors. Also included near the 100' x 200' indoor arena are large tack-up areas. Covered cattle pens along one end of the indoor and a covered connection between the barn and arena allow for safe loading and unloading in any kind of weather.

     

    A 3,000 square foot second story residence above the barn affords magnificent views of the farm and includes a balcony into the indoor arena.

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    Young Equestrian Estate
    Guthrie, Oklahoma
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    This main residence and personal riding stable is located on 160 acres north of Oklahoma City and is the first phase of an overall development of the Farm.

     

    The 7-stall personal riding stable was designed to serve the recreational needs of the family and complements the 6,000 square foot residence.

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    Lazy E Training Center
    Guthrie, Oklahoma
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    The Lazy E Training Center was programmed to encompass a complete 640-acre training and rehabilitation facility. This included ten 40-stall training barns with living quarters, laundry, offices, 12' x 12' stalls, wash, feed, and vet areas. A Physiology facility with 2 submerged treadmills, overhead walker, holding stalls and wash stalls. Outside walk rings and round pens surround the 5/8 mile banked track, 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile chutes, and six-horse walkers.  In addition a 240-acre rehabilitation/ layover station serving up to 180 horses, visiting trainer and grooms was designed.

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    Barnes Farm
    Burna, Kentucky
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    Commissioned to provide master planning and design services to this 300-acre quarter horse broodmare and show training facility, Stan Gralla Architects designed a new 8-stall barn that utilized old historic bricks for the aisle paving and timber beams from historic buildings.  A new 60' x 120' covered arena connects the barn by a covered breezeway and includes an overhead walker.

     

    All facilities are designed to be sensitive to the existing appearance of the 2-story plantation style residence.

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    Iron Rose Ranch
    Carbondale, Colorado
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    One of the most unique additions to the ranch is the curved Drive-Through Barn.  Sitting in the shadow of Mount Sopris, this one-of-a-kind structure is more of a work of art than a barn.  Inspired by several existing bridges on the ranch and the historic architecture of Colorado's past, this barn sits along one of the many internal roads and connects the private residence with the working facilities on the ranch.  As one drives over the wood and steel bridge structure, custom designed heavy timber trusses loom overhead.  A restored antique hay truck sits in a glass enclosure and can be viewed while driving through the curved barn.

    Long Range Master Plan for BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center
    Harvard, Illinois
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    BraveHearts serves children, adults and military veterans in need through equine assisted activities.  Serving veterans since 2007, this is the largest program in the country for veterans offering equine activity and therapies-every veteran receives every service for free.  Programs include physical, occupational and speech therapy using hippo therapy, therapeutic riding, horse shows, drill teams, carriage driving, retreats, foundation horsemanship, mustang gentling, working cattle, colt starting and trail rides.