STABLE FITTINGS. 21 



CHAPTER 3. 



STABLE FITTIXGS. 



35. Size of stalls, partitions, £-c. S5a. Breadth of passage behind horses. 

 36. Inside walls. 37. Doors. 38. Loose boxes. 39. Latches. 40. Slides 

 or bolts. 41. Hinges. 42. Collar ropes &r chains, and logs. 43. Casting 

 in the stall. 44. Head collars and neck straps. 45. Foot-fastenings . 46. 

 Muzzles. 47. Mangers. 48. Hrt^ racks. 49. Forage stores and lofts. 

 50. Paving, slope rf stalls, and drainage. 51. TF/y2f7oi'"«. 52. Slings. 



*C \ 35. ;9ize of Stalls, Partitions, ^^£^ 



For stal ls divided by partitions a width of six feet is desirable for 

 horses of the ordinary size ; whilst for large carriage horses seven feet_^ 

 *^ould be allowed. 



The len gth should be 11 feet including the heel post. The passage 

 behind shouTcl be o feet. The heel post, into which the partition is in-_ 

 ""SerTecf, sholild^ be rounded oft^ so as to be as little likely as^possible tq 

 '^Injur e the h orse if he kicks against it. 



A height oT'seven feet and a. half should be given to the upper end of_, 

 tile partition^ i n order to prevent the horses from biting at each other, 

 whilst five and a'half feet will be sufficient for the renuiinder. Br.th in 



order that the horses .may see each other, and that the current of air. 

 TRrough the staETe'may be as little impeded as possible, the extra height 

 of the upper end should be made of open iron-work of any ornamentaL- 

 pattem. Straighl iron railings do not answer, as "Horses are ap t to j. 

 catch at them with their teeth. 



TEe~T)oarding of the partitions should not be continued within 6 _ 



in_ches of the wall. The interval or open space will act beneficially by 



allowing the air to cTrcuTaTe^reely along the back wall of the stable. 



With a tr^ view to ventilation, and also in order to preserve the wood- 



"^vork from the injurious effect of damp, an interval of two inches should^ 



be'left'between the bottom of the partition and the floor of the stable. 

 ' ^Oakis the best material for the boarding of partitions, but it Is^ 

 expensive. Good red deal, one and a quarter inch thick, answers very _ 

 r well, and is comparatively cheap. 



For stables divided by bales a width of five feet six inches is sufficient, 

 though six feet are preferable. It is essential that the mode of hanging 

 the bale should be such that it may be easily unhooked in case the horse 

 gets cast. 



Where each horse is of great value the owner will naturally wish to 

 guard himself against the risk of one horse kicking another l)y putting 



