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be at least 2 feet higher to prevent adjacent horses from worrying 

 each other by poking their noses over the top. The partition may 

 therefore fall away from 7 feet at the head to 5 feet at the rear 

 of the stall. 



Stall divisions are usually made of wood, and the boarding 



FIG. 61. Section of a stall shown in figure 60 with all- wood fittings. 



should be at least 1^ to 2 inches thick. It is conveniently made in 

 6 inch widths. Hard well-seasoned wood such as teak is preferable 

 to moderately hard woods such as pitch pine or red pine. Soft or 

 moderately hard woods wear badly and require constant repairs. 

 They also become rough and consequently are difficult to clean and 

 disinfect when the need arises. Stall partitions have to withstand 

 much hard usage, being subject at times to great stress from kicks. 

 The rear part of the stall should, therefore, be protected by mild 

 steel kicking-plates 3 feet 6 inches wide and 3 feet high, securely 

 fixed to the boarding. 



With travises of the type shown in figure 58, the boards are 

 placed vertically and fit into grooves in the metal at the top and 

 bottom, a space being left to insert the last board which is then closed 

 with a metal plate. Travise boards are sometimes held together 

 with metal tongues. 



It is not necessary to make the whole of the partition of wood. 

 If the upper part consists of iron railings, as in figure 58, the stall 



