Who we are

Hello, I'm Steve Willis, Founder of Willis Fabrication. I have been involved with horses most of my life. I am a retired Farrier of over 45 years. I have been a welder, fabricator and worked construction. I have developed Endurance Barns to bring the Equine housing Industry into the 21st century. Horses have been a large part of my life since I was young. In my past vocation I’ve been to over 1000 equine locations. I realized horse barns & pipe stalls haven’t changed since I worked at boarding stables when I was a teen. My Mother co/owned a stable, later, I was co/manager at Rancho Del Rio stables, which boarded over 250 horses. The Owner of Rancho Del Rio and I built one of the first full covered pipe stall barns in Orange County, Ca. During that time the stable had a cinder block barn. It was the best, durable, low maintenance and cool in the summer. I thought long about how to get the same attributes of a cinder block barn without the expense. Precast modular wall panels is the answer.

There were engineering issues to answer. How to keep the concrete panels from falling on the horses and people when there is a earthquake. I’m in California, the earth moves occasionally. I looked to the tilt-up structures for answers. I wanted my barn structures to be portable. Portable structures reduce construction costs and reduces the permitting process. A big issue with cinder block barns and with traditional barns of today is the water lines are accessible to the horse. Horses like to break things. My answer is to inlay the water lines in the frame structure eliminating broken water lines.

I have been working on new barn and stall designs for years and it’s time to present my concepts and hopefully revolutionize the equine housing industry. I introduced my stall prototype at the 2007 Equine Affaire. I received a 75-80% positive feedback. 2008 came and the world shutdown. I’m back. Introducing a new equine housing company, Endurance Barns, to the Industry. There is a full line of stalls and accessories all in concept form. In the near future Endurance Barns will establish a website. As of now, Willis Fabrication is interested in collaboration with investors.