STABLE FITTINGS. 21 



CHAPTER 3. 

 STABLE FITTINGS. 



35. Size of stalls, partitions, &c. 350. Breadth of passage behind horses. 

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

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

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

 Muzzles. 47. Mangers. 48. -H#2/ racks. 49. Forage stores and lofts. 

 50. Paving, slope of stalls, and drainage. 51. TFwcZows. 52. Slings. 



35. $i3e o/ Stalls, Partitions, &c. 



FOR stalls divided by partitions a width of six feet is desirable for 

 horses of the ordinary size ; whilst for large carriage horses seven feet 

 should be allowed. 



The length should be 11 feet including the heel post. The passage 

 behind should be 5 feet. The heel post, into which the partition is in- 

 serted, should be rounded off, so as to be as little likely as possible to 

 injure the horse if he kicks against it. 



A height of seven feet and a half should be given to the upper end of 

 the partition, in order to prevent the horses from biting at each other, 

 whilst five and a half feet will be sufficient for the remainder. Both in 

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

 through the stable may be as little impeded as possible, the extra height 

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

 pattern. Straight iron railings do not answer, as horses are apt to 

 catch at them with their teeth. 



The boarding of the partitions should not be continued within 6 

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

 allowing the air to circulate freely along the back wall of the stable. 

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

 work 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. 



Oak is the best material for the boarding of partitions, but it is 

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

 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 by putting 



