I’m buying a property with a barn that has (10) 12x12 stalls and all of them have this weird shelf that goes around the entire inside of each stall. There is even a piece of the shelf that can tip down to go across the stall door. Does anyone have any clue what these might have been used for? It was built by a “show horse equestrian” according to the listing. I don’t remember what type of horses they said they had though.
Maybe saddlebreds and that was a tail rail, so they don’t get their tail set mashed into the wall? 
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Tail boards were pretty common in the saddle seat world, to prevent tail rubbing. Also handy to set your brushes, meds, snacks, etc on 
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Definitely a saddle seat barn 
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hobby horse farm and the horses used the shelves for their projects?
Fully agree saddlehorse stalls
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Tail boards - for horses wearing tail sets ~ ASB and Hackney ponies ~ show stock ~
Prevents them from rubbing their tails and/or getting their tail sets off ~
Also keeps some from getting down too close to the stall walls and getting ‘cast’ / unable to get up ~
Really nice stall ! Tail boards are well made - in great shape. Consider yourself lucky ~
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Saddlebred barn. Those shelf’s are super handy and the board across the door is so nice and secure compared to a stall guard.
Slightly jealous.
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While the workmanship is beautiful my horses would use those shelves as a poop catcher lol
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Wow, thanks everyone! I tried searching online for an answer and got absolutely no where. I have so much to learn!
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Poop and dust. LOL just something extra to clean.
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