>>>> It looks like a horse could put more than his head out! The wall looks so low that a horse could easily get one (or both legs) over it and really get hurt.
That's my thinking too, Cherie. There's reason that standard stall bar spacing is what it is, and that in the picture just looks scary to me. And, that's just thinking about Icelandic's - you always have to think about what dangers lurk if you ever have a foal, a small pony (like Buck-the-mini-mule, or Mystic)...and what if you ever have a full-sized horse. Even if you never have any of these, there's always the chance you might want to keep a friend or neighbor's beastie while they are moving or whatever. I don't use my stalls every day, but when I DO use them, I can rest assured that my horses are in as safe a place as I can imagine. The low wall height looks like another accident waiting to happen - that makes me shiver. Eitill is 13H and can easily flat-foot over a normal height stall door - what are they, almost 4-feet? When we went to Dupont Forest over Mother's Day, I carried a stall guard to install over the top of the stall door. I don't really like stall guards though. I have sliding stall doors, with bars in the top half. I'll check, but I think the spacing between the bars is 3 inches or less, to keep a horse from getting a hoof stuck if they kick up for any reason. The dividers between my stalls are also bars, so the horses can clearly see each other and touch noses, but can't bite or nip. It makes for an open, airy design - good for ventilation too. But, everyone stays in his or her place. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1030 - Release Date: 9/25/2007 8:02 AM
