CHAPTEE lY 



Stables and Appliances 



The average individual has, as a rule, to make 

 use of such stabling as he finds himself possessed 

 of, and it must be confessed that very often the 

 accommodation at his command falls very far 

 short of the ideal. A number of inexpensive 

 modifications can, however, generally be made, 

 which will add not only to the comfort, but to the 

 general welfare of the inhabitants. It must be re- 

 membered that a horse spends the greater part of 

 his working life in the stable, and that, under these 

 circumstances, his health can only be secured by 

 due attention to the sanitary conditions under 

 which he lives. 



Cubical Space 



It is usually said that 1,200 cubic feet is the 



minimum space required by each horse in a stable 



for the maintenance of health. As, however, the 



average London cab and carriage horse stables 



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