Stables and Stalls

The stables should be roomy in proportion to the number of stalls, warm with good ventilation and perfectly free from cold draughts. The first of these objects is attained if the stables are kept within a degree or two of 50 degrees in winter and 60 degrees in summer. Some grooms insist on a much higher temperature in the interests of their own labor. Ventilation is usually attained by the insertion of one or more tubes or boxes of wood or iron through the ceiling and the roof,. With a sloping covering over the opening to keep out rain, and valves or ventilators below, to regulate the atmosphere.