Veterinary Horse Stocks, need advice & dimensions....

[darcy]

Okay all, the vet is coming out to do a culture and biopsy on my mare next week and I need to build some stocks..... I can weld and do all manner of construction so all suggestions are welcomed. If anyone has seen any way cool stocks and can describe them to me I would greatly appreciate it.

Darcy

[Terry Wallace]

Darcy...pm me with your email, we just "almost" finished a set of stocks based on the stocks at CSU Fort Collins. The stocks are VERY heavy duty with many doors. I figure we have over 150 hours in them right now...
They are all done except the floor...

P.S... if you would like "simple stocks"..Preifert sells them...check their website...they are right at $600... I have over $1200 in the ones we are building (we also weld and have a plasma cutter).

[Heidi]

Kenny welds and has a plasma cutter available from work.
May I request an email of photos of your stocks project, please?
Heidi

[Terry Wallace]

Sure Heidi..but PM me your email..I don't keep email addresses much!

The stocks cost CSU $6K...they paid to have them built... I have many photos & measurements...they are round pipe, square channel, flat steel, angle iron, and has three doors that open, front, rear & side...other side has drop-down doors. Oak plank floor...mine will be portable (axle & wheels) so I can move them around when I need to. You could save a bundle by making them permanent, like in concrete.

[Terry Wallace]

Darcy...if you need stocks in a hurry...wood ones work great too..I had wood ones before I had steel.....
Built them in two days.... of 2 X 10's and 2 X 6's, plus plywood for the front door...(over a frame of course)...I used a log for the "rear door".
I needed stocks in a hurry for my vet to be able to touch a BLM horse, to be able to sedate him for gelding. My front door had a "v" neck-rest, so his head stuck through for neck access for syringe.

Why do you feel you need stocks for a culture to be taken? Your vet can sedate the mare and get that done.... MUCH cheaper than building stocks... ;-)

[darcy]

Terry, my email is davisda@animas.net. I would love to see what you are working on.

Vet says he got launched a few years back and doesn't want to repeat the experience. I told him I didn't think it would be necessary and he asked me, "Well, have you had your arm all the way up there?" But honestly no, I don't think I need them, this mare absolutely knows that kicking is NOT allowed whatsoever. But I can see that I might need them for floating with her, she's not real great about letting me mess with her mouth, she is fine for bitting, but she tries to pull away every time I try to take a look at her teeth.

Unfortunately this is not my first preference for vet, but the one I would prefer to use is so busy he doesn't have time to waste with my one mare... He also acts like I'm trying to score heroin when I ask him for Bute or Banamine, when I just want some on hand in case I need it for my horse. I've seen what Banamine injected into a person's behind looks like, believe me I don't want try it! I wish I had more of a selection of vets down here...

Hopefully some of this snow will melt so I can even see the ground. Did you get much snow out that way Terry? We got about 2' at my house.

[Terry Wallace]

Darcy...I'm just now reading this...I will email you the stocks pictures.
We didn't get hardly any snow...BUT...LOTS of cold, cold wind....

Watch for an email from me....

[LynnG]

just seeing this...my stocks are made out of rounded wood poles. If you use metal consider putting the PVC piping over/around OR padding on any metal that could hurt the horse.

There are many types of commercial stocks...see my other posts in tack and training.......