STABLES 



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The edges of the jambs of the doorway should be well rounded, 

 bull nosed bricks being used for the purpose. Similarly the edges 

 of posts inside the stable, and all corners against which the animals 

 might injure themselves, should be rounded off. 



Cubic Air Space. — The cubic air space allowed should not be so 

 small that, in order to keep the stable sweet, the passage of so much 

 air through it will require to be arranged for as will render it 

 cold and draughty. The cubic air space per horse should preferably 

 not be less than 1200, and certainly not less than 1000 cubic 

 feet. 



Lighting and Ventilation. — It is scarcely possible to err on the 

 side of too much light so long as direct sunlight, or the glare from 

 white surfaces, does not impinge on the horses' eyes. 



In all stables through ventilation should be arranged for, i.e. there 

 should be windows in each of the two side -walls which run along 

 the length of the stable. The best arrangement is to have a window 

 over the head of each horse, i.e. at the head of each stall. These 

 windows should be of the drop-back type, and might be of the six- 

 light size, 23|" by 45", listed on page 103. They should be built 

 in immediately below the wall-plate, so that the lower edge of each 

 window sash is not less than 7' 6" above the floor of the stall to which 

 it belongs. 



In order to provide "an exit for foul air, the ridge of the roof should 

 be open. Eain, etc., may be excluded from the opening by means of a 

 raised, curved ridge-capping as 

 shown in Fig. 150a. 



In the case of a double 

 stable, windows as described 

 above will of course be pro- 

 vided along both side-walls, 

 since there are stalls along 

 each side of the stable. These 

 windows, together with the 

 open roof-ridge and the spaces 

 below the doors, the lower edge 

 of which should be about l inch 



clear of the door-sill, will provide sufficient ventilation as well as light, 

 even when the doors are closed 



k2"&a 



Fia. 150a. 



