The Stable and Its Management 
household. This cleanliness 
can only be secured by unre¬ 
mitting good housekeeping. 
The stable should not only be 
cleaned very thoroughly once 
a week, hut it should be kept 
clean the other six days in the 
week. Any owner, whether he 
be a good horseman or not, can 
see to this. He may not know 
the nice points in harness¬ 
ing a horse or even the points 
of a horse, but his eyes and his 
nose can tell him whether his 
stable is clean. The drop¬ 
pings should be removed as 
soon as they are discovered, 
and they should not be piled 
up in the stable or against one 
of the walls of the stable on 
the outside, hut removed to a gardener’s cottage and stable, cornwall-on-hudson, n. y. 
Taylor & Levi, Architects 
Where the stable can be located so that there is 
declining ground on one side other than the exit, 
there is natural drainage, which is a great advantage. 
The stalls also should have a very slight incline so 
that they will keep dry naturally. This stall inclina¬ 
tion, however, should be very slight, as it is desirable 
that a horse should have all his feet pretty nearly on 
the same level. 
Box stalls or not ? This is a disputed matter. 
Some owners have only box stalls in their stables; 
some none at all. In my opinion both ideas are 
wrong. Cutting up a stable into a series of boxes does 
not facilitate drainage, light, ventilation, or cleanli¬ 
ness. Then again it is doubtful whether a horse in a 
loose box stall does not often acquire habits of inde¬ 
pendence that are sometimes uncom¬ 
fortable and dangerous. In a stall a 
horse is tied, he is also more easily 
observed, and therefore always under 
control. Box stalls, however, are 
excellent for a horse that comes in 
very tired or for one that is sick. 
So I should advise that in every 
stable there should be one or two 
box stalls. The stalls should be 
nine feet long and five feet wide. 
A wide stall makes it easier for a 
horse to get cast. The ceiling of 
a stable should not be less than 
twelve feet. 
I he illustrations accompanying 
this article show the elevation and 
the ground-plans of the stable built 
by J. II. Freedlander, the well- 
Plan of Stable, Estate at Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y. known New York architect, for Mr. 
distance, if in the country, and 
treated for fertilizers; in a 
city stable they should be removed daily. This 
latter can be done without any expense to the 
owner, as there are manure collectors only too glad 
to cart it away. 
Drainage is also most important, but it should al¬ 
ways be surface drainage. Pipes beneath the floor 
are always getting clogged up, and hence becoming 
foul. Besides plumbing everywhere is expensive 
and bothersome. There should be as little as pos¬ 
sible of it in the stable. Of course running water is 
most desirable if not necessary. But it should be 
restricted to two hydrants, one for carriage washing 
and one for drinking water. The surface drainage 
can be got rid of by having the floor of the stable a 
little bit elevated above the surrounding ground. 
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