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and range at large in the stable during the night, which 

 subjects them to the liability of being kicked by their neigh- 

 bours, besides keeping all the others awake. To prevent 

 this, the web of the halter should be accurately fitted to the 

 neck, and made so as to slip only one way ; to this a strap 

 must be attached, so as to buckle round the neck, taking 

 care that it is not too tight. 



PAWING. 



This is a disagreeable and very bad habit, and proceeds 

 from an irritable temper. Bruised feet and sprained legs too 

 often proceed from it. The shoes are quickly worn down in 

 front, and the litter considerably wasted. The only remedy 

 for this is the use of shackles, to which should be attached 

 a chain sufficiently long to allow the horse to shift his posture 

 and move about in his stall. These to be used only in the 

 daytime, as if kept on at night the horse will not lie down. 



ROLLING. 



Horses that roll in the stable are apt to be injured from 

 want of sufficient room, and also to get entangled in the 

 halter ; and, strange as it may appear, although he may get 

 severely hurt and be nearly choked by the halter, he will 

 repeat it night after night. The only thing which will 

 prevent him from rolling, is to give him just enough of 

 collar to enable him to lie down, but so short that his head 

 will not touch the ground, because it is impossible he can 

 roll over without resting his head upon the ground. If a 

 horse is in a field, rolling is a harmless and even healthful 

 amusement. 



WEAVING. 

 Animals of an impatient, irritable temper, that dislike 



