22 CHAPTEE 3. 



partitions between the stalls ; but in a sanitary point of view bales are 

 preferable, both because they interfere less with the circulation of air 

 through the stable and because the stable is more easily swept out and 

 kept clean. On the other hand, horses lie down much more in boxes 

 than between bales. 



y 35rt. Breadth of passage behind Horses. 



Horses are tied to the manger, and cannot get further back than the 

 collar rojDcs allow. Therefore, if the long partitions recommended above 

 are used, the width of the passage may be reduced to the same extent as 

 the partitions are lengthened. With long partitions five fe^JL^will be 

 sufficient breadth for the passage In single-line stables, and eight-ieet in 



"double. If short partitions are used, six and a half feet will be req uir^ 



^Tir sTngle-line stables and nine feet in double line8._ 



%' 36. Inside Walls. 



Glazed bricks are the best material for the inside of walls. They may 

 be obtained in most localities at a price very little exceeding that of 

 ordinary bricks. They have the great advantage of not absorbing-the. 

 moisture or other emanations of the stable, and may be kept clean and 

 nice-looking for years by simply washing with water. 



If ordinary bricks are used for the wall, it will be an advantage to ^ut 

 glazed China tiles over the manger, as that part of the wall otherwise' 

 soon looks dirty and black. If the cement with which they are fastened ~ 

 is good they answer well. 



If the expense of either such fittings is objected to, aj^lain well-pointed 

 brick wall, which can be grey-washed as often as need be, answers better 

 '_than plaster or woodwork. The latter, indeed, is objectionable, esp^cialTy 

 over the manger, as horses are apt to gnaw it, and dirt and vermin niay^ 

 harbour in and behind it. 



S7) Doors. 



The doors of many modern stables are hung on iron bars aJjove, and 



aire made to traverse to the side. In situations where room is an object, 



this fitting is advantageous ; but for ordinary purposes the common door, 



which is more easily shut and therefore less likely to be left open, i s pr e-' 



^^fable. ^"^""^^ 



Y^ Doors should be four and a half feet wide and at least eight feet in 



Jieight. Horses are apt to be startled on going into or coming out oi 



stables, and then sometimes throw up their heads ; and if the door is low 



may strike them against the lintel, and may in consequence ever after 



be shy in entering or leaving the stable. 



Stable doors which do not traverse should be divided into two equal 

 portions, except in sick boxes, where for reasons given in the next para- 

 graph the height of the lower part should not exceed three feet six_ 

 inches. As a rule, stable doors should open outwards, and ^Tiould be 



