Editing Stable (section)

== Styles ==

There are many different types of stables in use today; the American-style stable called a [[barn]], for instance, is a large barn with a door at each end and individual stalls inside or free-standing stables with top and bottom-opening doors. The term "stable" is additionally utilised to denote a business or a collection of animals under the care of a single owner, irrespective of their housing or whereabouts.

A building with [[Animal stall#Tie stall|tie stalls]] is also known as stanchion or stall barn, where animals are tethered by the head or neck to their stall. It is mostly used in the [[Dairy|dairy cow industry]], but traditionally horses were also tied up.

The exterior design of a stable can vary widely based on climate, building materials, historical period and cultural styles of architecture. A wide range of building materials can be used, including [[masonry]] (bricks or stone), wood and steel. Stables range in size from a small building housing one or two animals to large facilities that house hundreds of animals.

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File:Château de la Ferté de La Ferté-Saint-Aubin PM 13709.jpg|Typical early stable with a row of tie stalls and one box stall
File:Ecurie Hurlevent.jpg|Traditional exterior-door stalls built in a row and facing a courtyard
File:Pferdebox Roewer&Rueb.jpg|Freestanding stalls built inside a single large building
File:Paddock Image Roewer Rueb 02.jpg|Each stall has a small fenced turnout area; access to each stall is from inside the building
File:Austria-01113 - Mares and Foals (21463209278).jpg|Stable with an open layout and no individual stalls
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