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It is seldom that too many windows are placed in the 

 stable. All the light that is practicable to introduce will 

 be needed morning and evening in cloudy weather 

 and during the short days of winter. It is inex- 

 pensive to exclude some of the light in midsummer. 

 Many windows assist in securing ventilation. True, 

 windows increase the temperature in the daytime 

 and serve to radiate heat 

 at night. The worst possi- 

 ble position for a window 

 in a stable is immediate!} 7 

 in front of and on a level 

 with or above that of the 

 horse's head. If such win- 

 dows be even partially 

 opened, dangerous drafts 

 of air strike the horses on 

 their most vulnerable points 

 heads and eyes. I have 

 known two high - priced 

 spans of coachers to be 

 seriously injured by drafts 

 from such windows. When 

 the stables were rearranged 

 and the horses placed with 

 their heads away from the 

 outside wall arid light, the trouble ceased. Most sizable 

 stables are arranged with a wide walk -way between 

 two rows of horses, the two feed alleys being placed on 

 the outside. This arrangement is objectionable for sev- 

 eral reasons. First, it places the horses' heads toward 



FIG. 87. 

 A swing window for a stable 



