Ronald finished the deep (rather than long) horse pole barn, 24'x16', about 10' tall at the short end and 12' at the tall end. (It is tall enough to park the sailboats in, with their masts down, while they are still on their trailers.) All except the primary poles were purchased used (and there is still a great deal of the external metal siding remaining).  I am not sure how much this would have cost us to build otherwise, but I figured this cost less than $250.  And there are enough materials left over to build a carport and a good set of dog kennels, with the addition of some fencing and posts.

The two large beams on the ground will be raised up to the midline and be attachment points for pallets--which will be covered with plywood--and which will act as kickpanels for the inside.  Eventually, the barn may be split into two stalls, but for right now, we needed something to get them through the winter.

The "extra" beam hanging off the side isn't--Ron is eventually going to extend the side so there is a place to leave the roll bales the horses are currently chomping on.

He built this barn very quickly, in somewhat less than two weeks, even though he works 70 hours per week.  When he puts his mind to something, it always gets done.  I wish I could do that.