Stable - wikipedia Stable For other uses, see Stable ( disambiguation ) and Stability ( disambiguation ). Look up stable in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Horse stable interior. A horse in a box stall inside a stable. A feeding trough in a stable. A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals. There are many different types of stables in use today ; the American - style 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 also used to describe a group of animals kept by one owner, regardless of housing or location. 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 can range widely in size, from a small building housing one or two animals to facilities at agricultural shows or race tracks that can house hundreds of animals. Contents 1 History 2 Horses 3 Other uses 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References History The Devil 's Farmhouse is an 18th - century stable built by limestone by the Order of St. John in Malta. The building is a rare example of the period but it is in a dilapidated state. It is however a grade 1 national monument. The stable is typically historically the second - oldest building type on the farm. The world 's oldest horse stables were discovered in the ancient city of Pi - Ramesses in Qantir, in Ancient Egypt, and were established by Ramesses II ( c. 1304 - 1237 BC ). These stables covered approximately 182,986 square feet, had floors sloped for drainage, and could contain about 480 horses. Free - standing stables began to be built from the 16th century. They were well built and placed near the house due to the value that the horses had as draught animals. High - status examples could have plastered ceilings to prevent dust falling through into the horses ' eyes. Relatively few examples survive of complete interiors ( i.e. with stalls, mangers and feed racks ) from the mid-19th century or earlier. Traditionally, stables in Great Britain had a hayloft on their first ( i.e. upper ) floor and a pitching door at the front. Doors and windows were symmetrically arranged. Their interiors were divided into stalls and usually included a large stall for a foaling mare or sick horse. The floors were cobbled ( or, later, bricked ) and featured drainage channels. Outside steps to the first floor were common for farm hands to live in the building. Horses Main article : Equestrian center For horses, stables are often part of a larger complex which includes trainers, vets and farriers. Other uses `` Stable '' is used metaphorically to refer to a group of people -- often ( but not exclusively ) sportspeople -- trained, coached, supervised or managed by the same person or organisation. For example, art galleries typically refer to the artists they represent as their stable of artists. Historically, the headquarters of a unit of cavalry, not simply their horses ' accommodation, would be known as `` a stable ''. Gallery A traditional German farm stable with roaming space ( Vechtehof Nordhorn ). Traditional style barn, built 1802, still used as a horse stable. A modest stable with a few stalls. A shed row - style stable at a riding club in Panama. Stables of the Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland. A horse stable, over 100 years old, still in use. A row - style stable in Žabnik at Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia. Gajashaala or elephant 's stable in Vijayanagara, India, built during the reign of Vijayanagara Empire. See also Media related to stables at Wikimedia Commons. Horse care : Barns and stables Glossary of equestrian terms Livery stable Nativity of Jesus Pen References Jump up ^ `` Oldest horse stables ''. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ England, Historic. `` Historic Environment Local Management Training Programme - Historic England ''. www.helm.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Jump up ^ The Conversion of Traditional Farm Buildings : A guide to good practice ( English Heritage publication ). Jump up ^ `` The Barn Guide by South Hams District Council ''. southhams.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Vijayanagara Research Project : : Elephant Stables ''. www.vijayanagara.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Elephant Stable - Sightseeing in Hampi - Hampi ''. karnataka.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018. 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Question: what is the name of house of horse
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