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ed into equal parts, by what is called a half-trevice, or a par-tition about half the depth of that which separates one stalllroni another. By this means, each horse eats his food byhimself, though he is in other respects exposed to injury froma vicious neighbour. Accidents indeed seldom happen withhorses accustomed to work together; but as there must bechanges occasional!)', and as the weakest of the two may suf-fer much inconvenience, without its being immediately per-ceived, the additional space, and the expence of single stalls,are, more than compensated by the greater ease, security andcomfort of the horses. The trcvices or partitions which di-vide the stalls, are of deals 2 inches thick, and about 5 feethigh ; but at the heads of the horses, the partition rises to tileheight of 7 feet. The length is from 7 to S feet.

The manger is continued the whole length of the stable.It is about 9 inches deep, 12 inches wide at the top, and 9 atthe bottom, all inside measure, and is placed about 2 feet 4inches from the ground. Staples or rings are fixed in thebreast of the manger, to which the horses are tied.

The rack for holding their hay or straw is also commonlycontinued the whole length of the stable. It is formed of up-right spars, connected by cross rails at each end, and from 2to 2§ feet in height. The rack is placed on the wall aboutl\ foot above the manger, the bottom almost close to thewall, and the top projecting outwards, so as to form an anglewith it of 20 or 25 degrees. The spurs are sometimes roundand sunk into the cross rails, and sometimes square. In a fewstables lately built, the round spars turn on a pivot, which fa-cilitates the horse’s access to the hay, without requiring theinterstices to be so wide as to permit him to draw it out intoo large quantities.

Immediately above the racks, is an opening in the hay loft,through which the . acks are filled. When it is thought ne-cessary, this may be closed, by boards moving on hinges.

Behind the horses, and about 9 feet from the front wall, isa gutter, having a gentle declivity to the straw-yard or urine