Red Haired Girl At The Old Horse Stable

Historical stables in Great Britain had a hayloft on the first floor and a pitching door at the front. Doors and windows were symmetrically arranged. Interior was divided into stalls - a large stall was for a foaling mare or sick horse. The floors were cobbled, and later of brick, with drainage channels laid across the floors. Outside steps to the first floor were common for farm hands to live in the building.
Horses
For horses, stables are often part of a larger complex which includes trainers, vets and blacksmiths.