Outbuildings, Gateways, Etc. 



the harness room close at hand. The horse, carriage and harness are cleaned 

 and returned to their proper places, with very little trouble and fuss. 



It is a good plan to have entrance doors on opposite sides of the carriage 

 house, so that the turnout may be left to stand for a short time under cover in 

 cold weather, and that it mav be driven out of the opposite door from which 

 it entered, saving the annoyance of backing out. The above arrangement is 

 shown in Fig. 47, and is easily followed from this description. It is simply neces- 

 sary to call the attention to the main lines of traffic and the ease with which they 

 connect the various parts of the outlay. The doors a and b would naturally be 

 used as exit doors, while the door c would be used ,as an entrance. In this last 

 case the carriage is left on the wash stand and the horses unharnessed there. 

 The staircase to the hayloft is in the southeast corner; the other staircase leads 

 to the quarters 

 of the groom. 



The carriage 

 house should be 

 planned to allow 

 from 2 to 3 feet 



Fig. 47. Plan of stable to illustrate the principles advanced in the text 



between the hubs of vehicles, and also that they be drawn into free space and 

 headed for the entrance with the least possible trouble. In allowing for free 

 space, not only the carriage but the horse must be considered, as the latter 

 must often pass the former in order to reach the thills. Its height, as well as that 

 of the outside doorway, should be about 14 feet, so that both carriage top and 

 the driver's head be spared the possibility of collision. Blinds should be pro- 

 vided, so that vehicles may be protected from the direct rays of the sun, but the 

 room should be free from damp and moisture. A closet for the storage of lifting 

 jack, wrenches, wheel grease, dusters and spare carriage covers will be found 

 of much convenience. Hardwood poles, 4 inches in diameter and of smooth 

 finish, should be provided for the hanging of robes. 



The carriage wash should be handy and yet removed from the carriage 

 house in such a manner that its general dampness shall not affect the latter, or, 



