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PASSAGES. 



The chief requirement of passages in stables is that they 

 should be sufficiently wide for purpose of separation and for 

 giving horses free and safe admittance and exit. 



COMPARATIVE MERITS OF LOOSE BOXES AND STALLS. 

 The compartments used for the residence of horses in a 



Fig. 25. One Door to T\vo Loose Boxes. 



stable, are either loose boxes or stalls ; the presumption being 

 that each animal has a place to itself. In a stall, a horse is 

 constantly tied up ; in a loose box, he is supposed to be free, 

 except on special occasions, as for instance, when he is being 

 groomed. 



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