BOOTS — BOX 



Boots — {a) of a coach. — These are two in number — 

 namely, the front boot, which is the space under the coach- 

 man's seat always used for the 

 storage of spare traces, spanners, 

 and other articles which are useful 

 in case of accidents ; and the hind 

 boot, the door of which is at the 

 back, and in this passengers' pro- 

 perty or the luncheon-basket can 

 be carried. 



{b) Boots for horses are usually' 

 of leather, and are fixed above the 

 fetlocks or on the cannon bones 

 to protect the parts which may 

 have been bruised by brushing, 

 speedy cutting, or other injuries. 

 In the case of sprained tendons, 

 a laced boot or a tight - fitting 

 bandage which can be sewn on 

 will be found very useful as a 

 support ; and an india-rubber ring 



above the fetlock will often supply a good protection in 

 cases of brushing. (See Yorkshire Boot.) 



Fetlock Boot. 



Ring Boot 

 (to prevent brushing). 



Bots are the larvae of the Gastrophilus equi, a fly which 

 deposits its eggs on the coats of horses. Animals out at 

 grass are the chief victims of this fly, which rarely, if ever, 

 enters a stable, whilst it seldom interferes with a horse at 

 grass unless the sun is hot. If the larvae enter the stomach, 

 as they are liable to do when the horse licks himself, 

 they will probably cause serious internal troubles, and even, 

 in bad cases, the death of the animal. 



Box. — A box should be not less than lo feet square 

 so as to accommodate the animal confined in it comfortably. 

 It should likewise possess a door sufficiently wide to allow 

 its occupant to go in and out easily, and there should be no 



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