A modern Colonial stable at Brookllne, Ma**. 



CHAPTER XIV 

 OUTBUILDINGS, GATEWAYS, ETC. 



F THE several buildings of lesser magnitude than the house 

 which go to make up the complete system of the country estate, 

 the stable is perhaps the most important. 



To the man who has made the horse a study and interested 

 himself enough to have a stable of his own, the certain requisites 

 are more or less familiar, and perhaps better understood than 

 the convenient planning of the house. The horse lover knows 

 his charge and the relative locations of the working parts. 



To begin with, let us take the horse from the stable: First he is led from 

 the stall, allowed to drink, then is brushed up and receives his harness, after which 

 he takes- up the carriage on the route to the out of doors. Thus a light and con- 

 venient place for such cleaning should be provided; the harness room should be 

 handy to this, and between it and the carriage or coach house. It is essential that 

 everything should move outwardly, in the most natural and convenient manner. 

 The desired carriage should be easily pulled into free space and the whole 

 turnout ready to pass through the door without effecting any fancy figures or 

 trying to stand on its head. 



On returning, the carriage is dropped in the carriage house, to be rolled later 

 to the carriage wash. Horse and harness pass on to a cleaning space, which shall 

 be used for that purpose alone, where the harness is removed and carried to 



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