Horse Stalls and Cow Stalls 19 



Horses are best confined in stalls by means of stout 

 leather halters, which can be tied to the railing or to 

 any suitable place on the manger or side of partition. 

 The tie should be secure and short enough to prevent 

 the possibility of a horse getting a foot over the halter 

 stale. An excellent method is to pass the halter stale 

 through a rope or ring or over a pulley, and attach 

 a light weight to the other end; this always keeps the 

 rope taut enough to prevent accidents of this nature. 

 In some cases, where animals do not stand well when 

 tied by the head, they can be confined in the stall 

 by a chain fastened across behind the animal ; this 

 is also a good method of preventing the animal from 

 backing and lying down in the manure. 



When room can be afforded, box stalls are desirable. 

 These may be as much as twelve feet square, although 

 ten by ten is a good size. In all horse stalls, provide 

 high walls or partitions for kicking animals, three 

 and a half to four feet high. 



COW STABLES 



The general arrangement of a cow stable, from a 

 veterinarian's point of view, should be similar to that 

 of a horse stable, except that cement can be used more 

 satisfactorily for feed-troughs, passageways and gut- 

 ter behind the cows. Cement passageways for horse 

 stables should be roughened, to prevent horses slip- 

 ping, as the continuous wear from steel shoes is liable 

 to make the cement smooth. 



The length of stalls for cattle must depend on the 



