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atmosphere the breathing and rebreathing of which must needs 

 be deleterious. When a visitor enters the stable his nose and 

 eyes are equally pained, for the latter sensitive organs are 

 pricked by exhalations from the foul atmosphere. Yet this is the 

 air which the horse breathes not only all day when in the stable, 

 but all night as well ; for he has no change of apartment. 

 Fresh air is as necessary to him as to his master, but so little 

 does the groom believe this that he will sometimes even block 

 up the means of ventilation. A stable should be as sweet and 



' A good deal too hot.' 



clean as a house. Of course some animals are less susceptible 

 to the effects of foul air than others ; just as some men thrive 

 in slums which would be fatal to those who have been more 

 carefully nurtured. As a general principle it may be laid down 

 that if a horse is to be healthy he must live in a healthy place ; 

 draughts are to be avoided, but ventilation and light, together 

 with exercise of a proper description, are first essentials, no less 

 important to him than sound food and wholesome water. 



That no effort should be spared to find trustworthy servants 



