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STABLES AS THEY SHOULD BE. 



quadruped. Th? ventilation is thereby rendered far purer, while the 

 captivb is indulged with a more animated view than the walls of the 

 interioi can afford. The quadrupeds will protrude their heads through 

 such spaces, and remain in that position for successive hours, looking 

 the pictures of mild contentment, and contemplating liberty, which a 

 generous nature appears to have relinquished almost without regret. A 

 simple creature may here in shade enjoy the summer breeze, as it blows 

 aside the forelock ; for if man is, by his position, forced to confine the 

 steed, he is not compelled to aggravate the sufferings which necessarily 

 attend the condition of captivity. 



A HORSE LOOKINQ THROUGH THE HALF-OPENED STABLE DOOR. 



The doorway, being of those dimensions which have been already 

 described, should afford all necessary security, especially when the groom 

 adopts the proper method of conducting an animal through the ample 

 space. 



No possible accident should impress the memory of the, captive with 

 the notion that doors and anguish are associated one with the other. 

 The habit of the animal, being accustomed to advance the head through 

 the upper space, would, moreover, be of some service in dispelling all 

 idea of pain, should the impression have been received prior to the horse 

 coming into the possession of its present owner. The sight also of the 



