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THE HORSE 



is made tall enough to store hay in the loft, in which 

 case the colts are wintered in the building, being fed 

 but once a day. Mr. A. C. Chase, of Syracuse, N. Y., 

 has found this method of rearing Morgan colts mobt 

 satisfactory. 



VENTILATION 



Horse stables should be kept cooler in winter than 

 cow stables. The modern stable, like the modern house, 



FIG. 88. An ideal arrangement 



is usually kept much too warm in winter. It is easier to 

 ventilate horse stables than cow stables, since, if the 

 introduction of an abundance of fresh air does lower 

 the temperature to or even below the freezing point at 

 times, no harm is done; provided, however, the air is 

 admitted at many small openings. (See Blankets, Chapter 

 XV.) Large and few openings tend to produce strong 



