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transversely — the top door to lift off at the hinges, 

 and, where there is a side door, the rack and manger 

 should be on the same side as the door opens. For 

 the uninitiated in horse matters, I will state why such 

 particulars should be attended to. 



The door opening into the yard should be cut in 

 half and take off at the hinges, in order to admit air 

 when we wish it in the case of a sick horse, or, in 

 summer, of a healthy one ; and an iron door or gate 

 should in such case substitute the close one. In all 

 and every case the doors of a box should open from 

 the outside, for it may not strike the casual reader 

 that, where this is not the case, a sick horse might 

 fall or lay himself so close to the door on the inside 

 that we could by no means get access to him but by 

 breaking down the door. When there is a side door 

 this might not be the case ; but even then, unless the 

 box is very large, it is quite possible a horse might 

 lie in such a situation as to bar entrance to him if 

 both doors opened inwards. In summer time it will 

 be found a great source of comfort to a horse if the 

 iron gate is covered on the outside with canvas to 



