2024年8月27日 · A stall that’s too small for a horse can increase the chance of your horse becoming cast, which can lead to nerve damage and crush injuries. Additionally, a larger stall can enhance the safety for horses and handlers during daily care.

Learn what it means for a horse to be cast and how to handle this concerning situation. Explore causes, signs, and prevention strategies to protect your horse from potential injuries when stuck in a confined space. Discover how to safely assist a cast horse and ensure a …

Horses can injure themselves, often resulting in broken bones, with a strike to a stall wall or stable doors. Your barn’s construction will also suffer. In a pasture situation, horse kick injuries can range from a minor scratch to broken bones, deep wounds, and traumatic soft tissue injuries.

Windows need to be inaccessible to horses and livestock, covered with bars or screening, and made of safety glass. Stall and pen walls should be smooth, free of all projections, and of adequate size for the number of animals to be housed and to prevent casting. Stall doors should have secure latches and either slide or swing outward.

Depending on the construction of your barn, you may find that moist or wet shavings have caused some damage around the base of your stall. This is likely not a problem unless you have a stall that has started to rust.

How to prevent your horse from being cast with banked stall walls, special surcingles, and grippy walls so your horse can get up.

2015年7月8日 · Damage can happen to the kicking leg. Once I saw a horse kick through plywood AND sheet metal, leaving a hole through both. Miraculously the horse had no damage. Not even a hair was missing. While not principles, there are other things to look for in a stall wall. Ventilation between stalls is good when all horses live in a closed community.

To protect horse stalls from water damage, proper sealing of corners and walls is crucial. Sealing helps limit water absorption that could otherwise damage the stall's structure.

2017年4月27日 · Learn about the common causes of injuries related to barn setup, equipment, maintenance, and procedures, and the actions you can take to prevent injuries to both horses and people.

Loose, lost, or shifted shoes are common with stall kickers. Certain horses have a predisposition to neurotic breakdown when faced with insufficient exercise, excess feed, or constantly changing neighbors. This tendency may be genetically inherited, formed from early experiences with the dam or training, or may simply develop later in life.