Center Aisle Width

[4LeafCloverFarm]

That’s a good decision. And, based on where you are, you want your aisle to be East/West for ventilation, especially in summer.

[clanter]

@Bluey

I think that sliding doors need something at the bottom to hold them tight.
The latch in the middle is not enough because they don’t have a hinge on the other side, like hinged doors do, to keep the door more firmly in that opening.
Without that bottom being held in a sliding door, a horse is more apt to stick a foot thru if it is rolling around or getting up and pushes against it without that.

the bottom guide on the opening side opposite the latch is OK as it is never exposed… the ones I am speaking of that are often shown are on the full open backside… does nothing but hold the door flush to the wall . When the door is closed, the larch side has a retainer and the offside has the bottom guide to hold a door firmly in place …this full open bottom guide is left exposed.

[FraggleRock]

12’ aisle and bigger is nice, but in a private barn you’d survive with 10’. My barn had a 10’ aisle, and is only 8’ now because I wanted/needed bigger stalls.