SOIL FOR SITUATION. 



and very necessary, but dryness is of the first 

 importance. The horse is a native of a dry, sandy 

 country, and it may be noticed that in districts 

 where horses are bred, those in which the soil 

 is of either of the first-named three, or of a good 

 loam, are of better constitution, and their bone is 

 of better quality. Take, for example, the York- 

 shire and Lincolnshire breeds. The former are, as 

 a rule, not so well boned as the latter. The bone 

 is not so dense ; it is softer, more liable to throw out 

 exostoses (splints, etc.) than that of the latter horses. 

 The counties, though adjoining, are different in 

 soil : the former is clay, the latter sandy and 

 lighter. In my opinion a good Lincolnshire horse is 

 the best horse in the world, bar none. A horse can 

 stand a good deal of cold and thrive fairly well, as 

 our mountain ponies prove to be the case ; but a 

 low-lying, damp, clayey soil is most detrimental to 

 his well-doing. 



Having selected a suitable site for the stable, 

 the next thing to be considered is its construction. 



Here the main points to be considered are these : 



Drainage. Warmth. 



Ventilation. Spaca. 



Light. Water supply. 



Drainage is perhaps the one chief thing of all 



