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form of the manger makes it impossible, however 

 mischievous a horse may be, for him to throw his 

 food out of the manger. 



At Kingsclere the enclosure to the loose boxes 

 is 2^ in. pitch-pine in narrow widths, and covered 

 with stout galvanised hoop-iron, spaced 3 in. apart 

 to prevent the horse from gnawing the wood. A 

 horse will eat every piece of wood he can get hold 

 of. Whatever number of horses the stable is in- 

 tended to accommodate, the block should be divided 

 into sections by cross-walls, each block containing 



MANGER 



SECTION OF MANGER 



not more than four horses ; these blocks may, of 

 course, be connected by doors, but this system will 

 be found very useful in shutting off sick horses. 



Ventilation. — After many experiments I have 

 found that the best plan for ventilating a stable is 

 by a ventilator (as sketch) in the outside wall to 

 admit fresh air. These ventilators should be about 

 18 in. by 9 in. They are my own invention, and 

 until I used them I was always in continual difficulty 

 through the cords and other contrivances getting 

 out of order. My ventilators are worked by a 

 toothed racket ; they are fixed about 9 ft. from the 



