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of knocking themselves about. One often sees a horse 

 hesitating before entering a stable ; and when, after a little 



Door. 



Sash. 



coaxing, he is persuaded to come on, he will do so with a 

 rush. Such a horse has, no doubt, at some time or other, 

 hurt himself when passing through a door either too nar- 

 row or too low. 



The light should be full, as tending greatly to the 

 cheerfulness of the interior. It is also well known that 

 horses suffer in health when deprived of light, Nature's 

 purifier. Dark stables favour the accumulation of dirt, 

 which by constant putrefactive process gives off dele- 

 terious gases. The sashes, also, should be hung on 

 centres in their height, as the most advantageous method 

 for ventilation. 



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