PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



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STALLS 



No stall should be leas than 6 feet wide 

 by lo feet long; and loose box stalls 



should be at least 12 feet square. 



Partitions between stalls should 



be high enough to prevent the 



horses from seeing each other, 



and be at least 6 feet 6 inches 



high at the manger and about 



4 feet 6 inches at the aisle. 



In up-to-date stables iron pil- 

 lars are used at the end of the 



stalls, and neat iron gratings above the wood partitions. 



Oak is the best wood to use. Have stalls arranged in 



STAU,. 



PARTITION. 



I.OOSE BOX STAI,!.. 



such a position that the light and ventilation will be 

 back of the horses. Always have several loose box 

 stalls in the stable. They are excellent for sick and 

 lame horses, breeding mares and colts. 



