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spread the feed along it, without shoving it out 

 altogether. 



A manger should, of course, be low, but unless 

 boarded down to the floor, it should not be low 

 enough for a horse to knock its knees against the 

 bottom of it when feeding, a trick that some 

 adopt, and often the cause of a very trouble- 

 some " big " knee. One advantage iron mangers 

 possess is that horses are much less prone to 

 catch hold of them when being " dressed," which 

 sometimes ends in contracting the vice of " wind- 

 sucking," or '' crib-biting." 



Hay-racks should always be as low as the 

 manger, for overhead racks offer great facility 

 for the intrusion of hay-seeds into the eyes, when 

 the head is raised to pull out the hay. 



It is preferable to have water always present, 

 so that a drink can be obtained whenever an 

 animal is thirsty, and many mangers are now on 

 the market having a hay-rack and chamber for 

 water attached, all being in one piece. Where 

 such has not been fitted, often a corner of the 

 box can be utilised, and a low brick place erected 

 to hold a zinc pail of water. This should be 

 built in the form of a sugar-loaf, broad at the 

 base, and contracting to almost the width of the 

 bucket at the .top, with a hollow to hold the 

 vessel. 



The object of having this form is to prevent a 

 horse from standing close to it when drinking, so 

 that, if he is irritated by flies and suddenly jerks 

 a knee up, there will be room to do so without 

 touching the bricks. 



The bucket should be lifted out, emptied, and 

 refilled at stated hours, to ensure the water being 

 always fresh and sweet. It is an undoubted fact 



