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tlie temperature beyond the point yon wish. We 

 thus arrive at the fact that if you keep a loose box 

 with a horse in it at a given temperature, vnthout 

 artificially heating it, then the larger the box the 

 fouler the air would be, and the smaller the box the 

 sweeter the air would be, or the box would be venti- 

 lated in the contrarj^ or inverse proportion to the 

 size of it. 



Many people, I daresay, if they were asked this 

 question offhand, would state in reply that exactly 

 the reverse was the case, and that a large box would 

 be sweet and a small one would be stuffy. 



The result of this is that we find that where no 

 artificial means are used for heating, the box should 

 be no bigger or higher than is necessary. 



We now come to the question of hoiv best to 

 obtain the ventilation required, and in order to find 

 this out we must first consider what result we really 

 wish to obtain. Some people wish to keep their 

 stables very much hotter than others. Having the 

 stables hot has only one advantage, and that is, 

 making the horse's coat look better. 



On the other hand it has several disadvantages. 

 It makes the horses tender and less able to stand 

 the cold air out of doors, it makes it necessary 

 to shut the stable door immediately you go in to 

 look at thera, it makes the air more vitiated and 

 close, and it makes it more dangerous to bring the 

 horse back into it after riding it. I shall assume. 



