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triflinsf to be noticed. With reerard to the best 

 colour for the walls and ceiling, a stone or dore 

 colour is perhaps to be preferred, and may be 

 made by mixing a little lamp-black, ivory- 

 black, or blue-black, with the common wliite- 

 wash. 



The door should be larger and higher than 

 we usually see it, for horses are very liable in 

 passing through a narrow or low one, to strike 

 their hips or heads; I have seen some trouble- 

 some accidents happen in this wayj besides, 

 even if the hair be struck off about the hips, 

 it is thought a blemish, because it may not 

 grow again J or if it do grow, the hair may 

 be white. 



In fitting up the interior of a stable, par- 

 ticular attention must be paid to the size of 

 the stalls, which should not be less than six 

 feet wide, and the sides sufficiently high to 

 prevent any sort of contact or communication 

 between the horses. I know it will be urged 

 as an argument against this, that they are 

 sociable animals, and thrive better with a, 

 companion than when alone ; this is certairly 

 true : but, on the other hand, I am convince 1 

 from lonof obsen^ation that horses do not fvcl 

 themselves in solitude, when they are tiiu.^ 



