Stock Dimensions needed

[THamilton]

A farrier fried of mine would like to construct a set of stocks out of steel over the winter. He is a well qualified fabricator, but not so computer literate.

Could anyone post dimensions or send me to where I could get them? Thank you.

Tony

[calshoer]

There is a grest article for how to build them right here in horseshoes.com. Go to the articles section from the homepage menu .
Patty

[Casey Murph]

Our stocks are made a heavy guage steel tubing. They are hinged at the shop wall, lay flat against the wall when not in use and when we use them we just swing them in on the mules sides and latch them behind. They have a belly band made of material like conveyor belting that can be cranked up snug to keep them from laying down. We use rope as well, over the mules whither and hind, to keep him from coming up, and more rope for and aft to keep him from moving back and forth. We have leg jacks that snap on to the leg, they have a wide range of articulation and then lock in place, I don't think you can find these leg jacks any more. These stocks are rebuilt to match the old wooden stocks we had, the old ones had been purchased from Fort Whipple when the post was disbanded. I have a few old pictures of the old stocks in use I could Xerox and mail.

[THamilton]

Hey that would be great Casey! Thanks. Dave would not buy the foot jacks, he's the type to fabricate them.

Tony Hamilton
5212 W. Bridges Rd.
Deer Park, WA 99006

[HogbackHillFarm]

I have a set of wooden draft stocks that I can take pictures of if you want. PM me if you want some photos.

[vthorseshoe]

Casey, I think what you are describing are stocks made by a company named "Barclay" if memory serves me.
They were common in the early part of the century and actually look like they worked quite well.
The leg sections you mention were of a ratchet type and would stretch out the hind legs and then lock in place.

there are two long poles of a sort that are hinged to the wall and the animal is walked in between them and then they can be brought close to his sides and the animal is secured in with belly bads and topside bands.

I am selling a DVD that shows how to take most all animals out of stocks and teach them to stand quietly for trimming/shoeing/ or vet work.
If the person has a small amount of horsemanship skills and is comfortable working with an animal then he/she can learn to use my method.
see my website; www.nedrafthorseshoeing.com
or e-mail me at vthorseshoe@aol.com

I shoe and work with drafts/mules full-time and have not one customers horse/mule left in stocks.
They all stand like a normal horse for trimming and shoeing now. :D

Tony, is this for the drafts in Alaska ?
Call me or e-mail me.