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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. 



Routine 

 of stable 

 duties. 



During 



calm 



weather. 



During 



rough 



weather. 



The use 

 of slings. 



In the 

 event of 

 a horse 

 being cast. 



Routine of stable duties :—(\) Units : — 



6 a.m. Morning stables. Water, feed and hay. 



8 „ Men's breakfast. 



9 „ Muck out thoroughly, groom and exercise. 

 12 noon. Water, feed and hay. 



I p.m. Men's dinner. (After dinner get up forage.) 



5 „ Evening stables. Water, feed and hay. 

 8 „ Water and hay. 



Hay nets and scuppers to be attended to by stable 

 guards between stable hours. 



(ii) Remount ship, with limited staff. 



6 a.m. Water and feed. 



8 „ Men's breakfast. 



9 „ till 1 1 a.m. Clean out and groom. 

 1 1.30 a.m. Water and feed. 



\2 noon. Men's dinner. 

 I p.m. to 3 p.m. Get up next day's forage and groom. 

 3.30 p.m. Water and hay. 



4 p.m. Men's tea. 



5 „ Feed and hay. 

 8 „ Water and hay. 



The above routine may be varied to suit circumstances, and is given 

 as a guide only. Where circumstances do not permit of sufficient exercise 

 being given to all horses in the morning it should be continued during the 

 afternoon till completed. 



During calm weather as many horses as possible should be taken out 

 of their stalls and stood on exposed decks or under hatchways. 



Duri7tg rough weather men should remain with the horses, and 

 especial attention given to the provision of foothold by the liberal sprinkling 

 of ashes on the platforms. 



The use of slings is unnecessary, except for veterinary cases. It has 

 been stated that slings are useful if adjusted slackly, so that in the event 

 of horses losing their feet they would be saved a fall, but this can only be 

 the case in short stalls unsuited for horses. Given a stall athwart the 

 ship, with good foothold and length enough to balance himself, and a horse 

 will not fall ; he will, in fact, keep his equilibrium better than his master. 



/// the event of a horse being cast at any time, loose the head, pull the 

 fore feet out in front of him and place something against them to give 

 purchase (a sack of chaff is excellent for this purpose when pressed 



