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heads should be turned towards the walls and not towards 

 the centre of the stable as in Fig. 93. A single row 

 recommends itself on the ground of ventilation, more floor 

 space, and frequently better lighting. 



In Fig. 93 is shown the general plan of a stable and 

 attached buildings. 



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Fig. 93. — Ground Plan of Stable for thirty horses with ten loose boxes. 



Living rooms over the stable are bad, as they interfere 

 with proper ventilation, see Fig. 95. 



Windows. — The next points to provide for are the windows 

 and doors ; there should at least be one window of the 

 Sheringham valve type for each horse as mentioned on 

 p. 68, and these should be placed overhead. Figs. 4 or 5 

 are the best types of overhead window, while a larger window 

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-Ground Plan of Stable with double row, the horses' heads being 

 turned towards the centre, which is a bad arrangement. 



is used as a means of lighting in the wall behind the horse 

 (Fig. 97), and is the additional advantage just claimed for 

 a single row of horses in a stable. 



In a double row the ventilating windows should be like 

 Fig. 96, over each head, without which the stable will be 

 defectively lighted. 



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