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as possible, sliould be towards the morning or midday sun. Drain- 

 age and air are as necessary for horses in all stable arrangement, as 

 is anything pertaining to feeding and watering — all, in fact, are 

 essentials. In addition to the opening of windows, which may or 

 may not of themselves be sufficient, a space should be cut out of the 

 panel of each stable door of about a foot in length, and about the same 

 distance from the ground, to be in a horizontal direction, and of 

 about 6in. to 8in. in depth, measuring from above to the line indi- 

 cated. This opening may be closed by a frame of wrought iron, 

 into which some small round rods may be rivetted at about an inch 

 apart. The drainage of stables is best effected from the surface, 

 which, in the stalls and boxes, should be of just sufficient declivity 

 towards a shallow gutter behind the horses for the purpose. The 

 material most adapted for paving stables is brick, or the old Dutch 

 tile made for the purpose. Granite and various descriptions of 

 stone, such as is most conveniently found in various districts also 

 answer the purpose. 



The floor of the stalls should fall from the sides to the centre 

 from which the drainage is carried. The whole range of stalls 

 should face the south or south-west, the doors and windows opening 

 to that aspect. Loose boxes are better than stalls, and should be 

 built thus : Each loose box should not be less than l-ift. high, lift, 

 deep, and 12ft. wide. It is as well not to place any loft over the 

 stables. The ventilation should be perfect, the temperature being 

 51^ in winter and GO*^ in summer. 



STAINING A horse's HOOF DARK. 



Paint it over with a strong solution of nitrate of silver. 



STAINS ON GREY HORSES. 



No. 1. — Rub in some of the blue used by washerwomen in the 

 same sort of bag they use. Allow it to dry, and then wash it off 

 with soap and water. 



No. 2. — First well wash the dirt off, and then apply some pow- 

 dered charcoal with a water-brush, and, when dry, rub it off with a 

 horse-brush. 



No. 3. — Iodide of potash will remove the stains, 



TICKS IN STABLES. 



No. 1. — Dissolve an ounce of corrosive sublimate in spirits of wine, 

 and dilute with two quarts of water — then brush all the timbers, 

 &c., over with this, saturating every chink and crack. 



