04 ON THE STABLES, ETC. 



There will be no occasion for a bed-settle here. No. 



5 is a loose box. No. 6, a granary, fitted up as the 

 one in the west wing ; and besides corn, here may also 

 be kept carrots, for the supply of such horses as may 

 require them during the winter. A mill should also 

 be kept here for the cutting or slicing of them. No. 7, 

 are reservoirs for manure. And No. 8 is a door, 

 leading into a paddock, which is for the growing of 

 carrots. 



That there may be a sufficient supply of water on 

 the premises, wells must be sunk, and pumps fixed, 

 with moderate sized stone troughs in front of them, and 

 placed against the barns, as may be seen in the plan ; 

 but if it can be avoided, they are not to project beyond 

 the parallel line of the building. 



It may probably appear to some of my readers, that 

 I have made an arrangement for more boxes than is 

 necessary ; but these last mentioned will answer very 

 well for stale country -plate horses to winter in, or as 

 hospital boxes whenever such may be required. As 

 for example, in case of the training stable being full, 

 and any horse that may be standing in a stall falling 

 amiss, he can be immediately removed into a box. 

 If the nature of his complaint be such as to require his 

 removal from other horses, and that the horse that is 

 to be moved will be happy in the box, persons unac- 

 quainted with racing might think it a very easy mat- 

 ter (provided the disease the horse laboured under was 

 not contagious) to change the situation of the sick 

 horse, by bringing one that may be healthy, from his 



