Horse name plates for stalls
If all you need is the horse’s name on the door, maybe with the barn under it, these are the options for a simple name plate.
Name plate layouts
The barn name can go below the horse’s name, above it, or up in the strip between the two top mounting holes. The name itself can be centered, set between two ornaments, or aligned left with an ornament beside it.
All of these come as a 6×3″ mini.
Horseshoes, stars, wheat, or any symbol
The four ornaments we drew for the signs are horseshoes, stars, wheat and diamonds. You can also use almost any symbol, such as a horse head, a clover, a heart or a paw print, and it prints in the sign’s colors.
Ornaments can go beside the name, above or below it, or in the top and bottom strips.
Borders
The border can be a single line, a double line, rounded corners or a drawn rope, or you can leave it off. The border color comes from the sign, and you can change it.
Fonts
Picking a font changes the name, the barn line and the small print at once, so they always go together. The choices include a classic book serif, a clean modern sans, western wood type, a script, a tall condensed face we call Show Ring, and a heavy slab we call Barnwood.
Centered or left
Most stall signs are centered. Left-aligned text looks more like a modern name plate and lines up with the edge of the door.
Good to know
- Longer names print smaller so they fit. On the same design, a short name will always look bigger.
- Light letters on a dark background are the easiest to read from down the aisle.
- For a whole barn, use one design with each horse’s name. Orders of several signs get a volume discount.
