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THE HORSE IN SERVICE 



case of dairy cows. Existence in some city subway stables would 

 be impossible were it not that tlie horses spend most of their time 

 outside. The care of the stable and stable drainage are both 

 factors concerned with fresh air, and properly done they remove 

 an important source of contamination of the atmosphere. 



The interior of the stable should be made as free from 

 projections and possible sources of injury to the horses as may 

 lie. All hardware should be countersunk; harness hooks put 



FiQ. 129. — A model work horse stable, showing the main alley-way and general interior 



arrangement. 



above the level of the horses' heads ; dung forks, shovels, and all 

 other implements put safely away; manure pita and trap doors 

 thoroughly protected. 



Wagon and harness rooms shoiild be completely shut off 

 from the stable and so situated as to be convenient for the har- 

 nessing and putting-to of the horses. In fact, the whole stable 

 arrangement should be such that the turning out of the equipage, 

 whether for business or pleasure, may be accomplished by pro- 

 gressive steps, with no retracing, from the grooming floor to 

 the outside door. 



