Necessity of Stables - Site and Aspect of Stables - Drainage - Temperature of Stables - Ventilation - Cubic Contents of Stables - Lighting of Stables - Floors for Stables - Outer Walls of Stables - Inner Walls and Divisions - Roof - Doors - Windows - Passages - Comparative Merits of Loose Boxes and Stalls - Size of Boxes and Stalls - Construction and Fitting of Stalls - Construction and Fitting of Loose Boxes - Sick Box - Feeding Room - Saddle and Harness Room - Cleaning and Brush Room - Drying Room - Coach House - Wash Box - Forge - Stable Yard - Riding School - Litter Shed - Weighing Machine - Stable Utensils - Plans for Stables - Necessity for Drying New Stables - Disinfection of Stables.

Windows

The windows of a stable should be capable of admitting a plentiful supply of sunlight, and, as we have already seen, should be an effective means of ventilation. They and their appliances for opening and shutting, especially in loose boxes, should be out of the reach of the horses, which, in their hours of idleness, generally like to play with anything they can get hold of.

Passages

The chief requirement of passages in stables is that they should be sufficiently wide for purpose of separation and for giving horses free and safe admittance and exit.