142 HORSES AND RIDING. 



therefore, that what is called a cool stable is 

 desired. 



In this case what is needed may, I think, be 

 described as the following. 



That the stable should be as sweet as it can be, 

 and that there should be a plentiful supply of fresh 

 air for the horse to breathe, and that there should 

 be as great a freedom from draughts as possible. 



It is very common to have an opening, that is, a 

 ventilator, in the middle of the roof of the stable, to 

 let the close air out. This I consider entirely a 

 mistake, for this reason, that if there is any opening 

 in the sides of the stable (which there ought to be), 

 there is a constant stream of cold air coming in and 

 passing over the horse's body, and then going out at 

 the ventilator. 



Again, if the door is open, there is a still greater 

 current, and the horse's coat gets what is called set 

 the wrong way. I should therefore discard a venti- 

 lator in the roof. 



For the same reason it is not desirable to have 

 the door on one side and the open window on 

 another, for when the door is opened there is an 

 immediate current set up. I should therefore have 

 the window used for light and ventilation on the same 

 side as the door. There should be an opening both 

 near the top of the stable and also near the bottom, 

 but both on the same side. By this means the hot 

 air would go out at the top and the cold air would 



