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CHAPTEE XVI. 



The lungs of the horse and their comparative size — Their shape and 

 position — Their demand for air — Defective stables — Ventilation — A 

 ehining coat — The stomach of the horse and its small size — Comparison 

 with the stomach of the ox — Mistakes in feeding — Result of overload- 

 ing the stomach — Experience of a veterinary surgeon — Water, when 

 to give, and how much — Traditions of trainers — A Turkish custom — 

 Purity of water and water vessels — Sloping floors and their evils — 

 The locomotive and the horse again — A sloping couch — The manger 

 and drinking trough — Structure of the head aud throat — The stable 

 door — Width of stalls — ' Weaving ' and crib-biting — The electric 

 manger. 



In the last chapter I had occasion to mention the 

 ill-ventilation which is the rule in most stables. This 

 brings us to another and most important point in the 

 management of the horse. In this work I have been 

 careful not to trouble the reader with needless 

 anatomical details, and have only given those which 

 bear directly upon the relationship between man aid 

 the horse. Putting aside the heart, which is less 

 liable than any of the internal organs to be injured 

 by man's mismanagement, we find two internal organs 

 of equal importance — namely, the lungs and the 

 stomach. Supposing we were to split a horse longi- 



