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cold air poured in plentifully upon the cattle, what- 

 ever may be their state. I have noticed this fault in 

 some of the best hunting stables, yet the remedy is 

 simple and obvious : the harness-room should be 

 built off, at the entrance of the stable, with a passage 

 through it: ventilation might easily be secured by 

 gratings above the windows. 



The same ill-judged economy of space leads to 

 another fault, equally mischievous. The loft is gene- 

 rally used as the most convenient place for the hay 

 cut for immediate supply ; and to make it more 

 roomy the ceiling of the stable is very low. Thus 

 ventilation is required to an unusual degree, while 

 the proper place to receive the ventilator is choked 

 up. Even the accumulation of dirt and dust, con- 

 stantly falling upon the horse, is, though a minor 

 evil, one of no small magnitude, and quite sufficient 

 to point out the expediency of a different arrange- 

 ment, where circumstances permit. A stable should 

 be as large and airy as conveniences will allow : it 

 should also be perfectly dry, and capable of being 

 kept at a regular and moderate temperature. The 

 effluvia of the litter and manure are very great, and 

 very injurious to the health of the horse ; but no care 



