b WIDTH AND LENGTH OF STALLS. 



The sides of the doorways (door jambs, as they are called 

 in Yorkshire) should be rounded at the edges, to prevent a 

 horse, when going into the stable, or when coming out, from 

 injuring the hips, should he make a rush, or become alarmed 

 during the act. 



TV. — Width and Length or Stalls. Theie Construc- 

 tion AND FuRNiTUEE. — Stalls, where space of ground will 

 allow, should be six feet in width ; but certainly not less than 

 five feet eight or nine inches. What is meant by height of 

 stall, is simply the height from the ground to the top of the 

 stall partition at its highest part. Seven feet six inches, at the 

 highest part, is abundantly sufficient for the largest-sized horse, 

 and about six feet at the lowest end. For my own part, I like 

 to see a nice finish given to a stall, especially in the form of its 

 post. Have the sides of the post octagonal, and its top termi- 

 nated by a tastefully formed head, I am aware that stall-posts 

 with turned tops have been considered as dangerous : horses, it 

 is stated, have been known to kick themselves across, and have 

 thereby become ruptured in the flank. Such accidents, how- 

 ever, are exceedingly rare ; and the possibility of their happen- 

 ing will be altogether prevented, by having the stall partitions 

 of the height specified above. 



A common practice with many, is to have the stall-post to 

 proceed from the ground up to the ceiling. This is objection- 

 able on two grounds: — it looks ugly ; and a large-sized horse 

 placed in the stall, and made to turn quickly round, would be 

 very liable to strike his head against it, and possibly damage 

 an eye, or knock out a tooth. Accidents of this nature have 

 occurred, but by judicious arrangements they may be entirely 

 prevented. 



