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quently he has sense enough, when he does raise 

 his head and neck to pull out a mouthful, to bring 

 with it enough to last him some time, and this 

 he discusses at his leisure. Racks should not, 

 when filled to their utmost, be able to contain 

 more than about ten pounds of hay. If you have 

 a good groom, he knows that is more than enough 

 at any one time ; if he is an ignorant one, if the 

 rack will hold half a truss, he will cram it full. 

 If the hay is good, such practice is highly detri- 

 mental ; if bad, it is certain destruction if per- 

 severed in. 



Iron mangers possess several advantages over 

 wooden ones ; horses cannot contract the habit of 

 gnawing the bottoms of them, nor are they so 

 tempted to lay hold of them in any part. Some 

 get into the habit of licking the manger : this is 

 all but a sure precursor to crib-biting, and should 

 be put a stop to immediately. Let the stationary 

 manger be well smeared over with train oil, and 

 have a wooden lining made to fit in ; this should 

 only remain while the horse eats his corn. If this 

 is attended to so soon as the habit is first taken 

 to, the horse will oftentimes leave it off. 



Head-collars have been much improved upon 

 lately. The old sort were constantly being got 

 off: those now made are quite safe in this parti- 

 cular, and are as good as can be, with one excep- 

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