The Anderson Equine Treatment Stock has literally removed some of the barriers to horse treatment, making handling safer for both the horse and the handler. The exclusive three-post design has been developed with safety in mind and allows ease of horse handling for everything from reproductive exams or dental work to simply braiding the mane.

The unique design of the Anderson Stock opens up this important piece of equipment to be safely used everywhere from veterinary colleges and hospitals to boarding barns, racetracks, or private stables. It just makes sense.

Traditional horse stocks required loading the horse into a chute-type apparatus that required training, and if the horse became uncomfortable or went down it could became a huge issue to get him out. With the Anderson Stock the horse can be invited to load from the side and be quietly closed in: the gates open 180 degrees and when closed they form the fourth corner. "You can get a horse out should he get stressed," says equipment designer John Anderson. "Even with the full weight of a horse on the gate, a kid can get them out."

Up until now the Anderson Stock has been used in veterinary hospitals and local installations such as Fairview College for their Animal Health Technician program in Alberta. It will now be manufactured and distributed through System Fencing / Odyssey Performance. Anderson expects that the safety features of the stock will appeal to a wide range of new customers in barns and at racetracks across the country. "Your vet will love to see one in your barn," he says.

There isn't a lot of padding on the Anderson Stock either since it's not necessary: if the horse gets uncomfortable, simply open the fourth corner, let him out, and start again. Anderson assures that you won't need a hammer to open the gate, with an easy to use closure mechanism unlike the typical drop pins or slam-latches that secure old-style stocks. The chest bar is spring-loaded with four adjustments and the side bar has three positions available to allow for different procedures.

The triangular design that allows loading the horse from the side means that the stock takes up an area with a minimum depth of 14 feet for the installation, as compared to 30 feet that is required for an old-style rear-loading stock stall. The stock itself measures nine feet high and 30 inches across and is made of heavy-duty steel in either galvanized or powder coated paint finish.

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