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another. All stable doory should either open outward.^, or 

 they .should be sliding doors, but they nui-t not ojicn inwards. 



Warmth of Stable — This is obtained by having the 

 stable 'A ell bujlt, by not njaking it too large, by erecting it in a 

 sheltered position, by providing a dry site, and by its facing 

 either to the south, or west, or south-west. 



Dimensions.^ — The following are the various dimensions 

 required in preparing the plans for a stable: For a full-sized 

 horse, the width of a stall should be at least six feet, but it 

 would be better to have it six and a-half feet. The length of 

 the stall, measured from the wall \n front to the gutter behind 

 latter, requires to be not less than eleven feet four inclies, 

 and it may with advantage be twelve feet. The width of 

 the manger should be from two feet to two feet three inches, 

 and the manger is usually fixed at a height of three feet 

 from the gi'ound. The stall partitions (the technical name for 

 stall partition is '• travis '') must not be less than five feet 

 high. The minimum size for a comfortable loose-box is nine 

 feet by eleven feet, or ten feet by ten feet. In the case of 

 ponies under fourteen hands in height, the stall need not be 

 more than five feet four inches wide, and ten feet in length, 

 while the manger should be fixed at a distance of only two 

 feet six inches from the e:round. 



Eight feet is a good height for the doorway in a stable, and 

 the width should be from hve and a-half to six feet. If the 

 stable has no ceilin":, the heiizht to the eaves should be ten 

 feet, or it may be more. If there is a loft over the stable, 

 and the latter consequently has a ceiling, the heiglit should 

 not be less than eleven feet. 



When more than two horses are stabled together, the cul)ic 

 air space allowed for each horse ought not to be less than 

 1,200 cubic feet. In a two-horse stable, the amount of cubic 

 air space required is at least 2,800 cubic feet, and the cubic 

 air space in a one-horse stable ought not to ])e less than 1,500 

 cubic feet. 



The average width of tlie jiassage l)eliind the stalls in the 



