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CHAPTER VII. 

 STABLES. 



Necessity of Stables Site and Aspect of Stables Drainage Temperature of 

 Stables Ventilation Cubic Contents of Stables Lighting of Stables 

 Floors for Stables Outer Walls of Stables Inner Walls and Divisions Roof 

 Doors Windows Passages Comparative Merits of Loose Boxes and Stalls 

 Size of Boxes and Stalls Construction and Fitting of Stalls Construction 

 and Fitting of Loose Boxes Sick Box Feeding Room Saddle and Harness 

 Room Cleaning and Brush Room Drying Room Coach House Wash 

 Box Forge Stable Yard Riding School Litter Shed Weighing Machine 

 Stable Utensils Plans for Stables Necessity for Drying New Stables 

 Disinfection of Stables. 



NECESSITY OF STABLES. 



THE exigencies of hard work and the demands of fashion 

 require the coat to be kept clean and short (by grooming and 

 clipping) ; and the extra work which civilised conditions 

 entail, makes the covering afforded by the skin and hair, 

 lighter than it would be, if the animal was at liberty in the 

 open. Hence, working horses have to be stabled, because 

 the necessary protection by clothing and the requirements of 

 cleanliness would be unattainable if the animals were allowed 

 to lie out. From the remarks previously made on the ability of 

 horses to bear cold, it is evident that we should regard a stable 

 in this country as a useful, but by no means an indispensable 

 means of protection, which should interfere as little as possible 

 with the natural conditions that are conducive to the health 

 and comfort of horses. 



When a horse is taken into a stable from grass, he is to a 

 great extent deprived, while in the building, of the means of 



