62 ON THE STABLES, ETC. 



on such occasions is fixed in the anvil ; the sledge 

 generally remains in front of it when not in use. 



A piece of ground in the right hand corner of the 

 shop, might be fenced in by a wall three feet high, for 

 the purpose of keeping a store of Swansea coals, for 

 the use of the smith. 



To the right, under the window, and close against 

 the front wall of the shop, should be fixed a window 

 or working bench, three feet from the ground, six feet 

 long by tw in breadth ; to the right of which should be 

 fixed a pointing stake, three feet two high ; and on the 

 left, the vice, the top surface of which should be three 

 feet three from the ground. Under, and in the centre 

 of the v^^indow bench, there should be a drawer three 

 feet long by two wide ; this drawer to be paititioned 

 off into six compartments, and to be numbered from 

 4 to 9, both inclusive. A store of nails is to be kept 

 in it at all times, ready for use : the size nails gene- 

 rally used for shoeing race-horses are Nos. 4 and 6, 

 and for plating them, Nos. 4 and 5 ; those numbered 

 7, 8, 9, will occasionally be wanted for the hind-feet 

 of large sized horses. When the smith is not at work, 

 the shop should be locked up, to keep the boys out. 



E, in the plan, is a gig house; Fund G, adjoining 

 each other, are two loose boxes ; the dimensions .of 

 these boxes are to be twent}^ feet by twenty, fitted up 

 with a rack in each corner, and the manger to be the 

 whole length of the box, so that when it is found ne- 

 cessary, these boxes may be converted into three-stall 

 stables. In order that they may communicate with 



