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of the stable repairs are to stall divisions, and this tells its 

 own tale of the violence to which they are exposed. 



Loose Box Dicisions are generally made to agree in design 

 with stall divisions, so far as the mouldings of their iron 

 woi'k are concerned, but are more strongly and solidly con- 

 structed, as they are at times exposed to great violence. In 

 size a box ought not to be less than twelve feet square, and 

 may with advantage be larger. The pillars and panels are 

 stronger than those of stalls, and the door should be sliding 

 or open outwards as previously mentioned. On no account 

 should there be a lintel above the door, or the horse will 



Fig. 106. — Loose Box Division, agreeing in design with Fig. 105. 



certainly knock his head on entering. The door should be 

 four feet wide, it is always made smaller than this which is 

 a mistake. 



The fittings of loose boxes are generally made seven feet 

 high, the iron panels or railings being about three feet deep. 

 Some loose box divisions are shown in Figs. 106, 107. There 

 is an idea that a large loose box prevents a horse getting 

 ' cast ' during the night. But this is only true up to a 

 certain point ; he is more likely to be cast in a small than 

 in a large box, but beyond twelve to fifteen feet square, 

 depending on the size of the horse, no additional safety is 

 secured by size. This point will be referred to more 



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