102 THE HORSE 



same principle, but less deep, to hold the mixed 

 feed and oats ; and the thkd of much the same 

 dimensions, wherem the bucket of water can be 

 placed. 



The door of a small stable, to hold up to five 

 horses, may be placed in the centre of the build- 

 ing, and should be made m two halves, so that the 

 top can be left open if desired. In a longer stable 

 there should be a door at each end. A passage 

 not less than six feet wide must run between the 

 drainage gutter and the outside wall. Ventilators 

 should be placed above each stall and below each 

 manger, and two windows going well up to the 

 top of the building, and capable of being opened 

 both top and l)ottom, may be placed on either side 

 of the door. 



The favorite position of a harness-room is usu- 

 ally leading out of the stable. As the fumes from 

 the stable, the steam from hot horses, etc., is liable 

 to tarnish the metal, it is usual to recommend that 

 the harness-room be cut off entirely from the 

 stable, and approached from outside. Grooms ob- 

 ject to this plan, as it entails carrjang the harness 

 through the rain in wet weather, and, from their 

 point of view, this is no doubt a drawback. 

 "Where space and economy are important, it may 



