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across, to keep the clay from working back ; let the plank 

 have sufficient fall to carry off the water, say two inches : 

 the less fall the better, as the horse should stand on a 



perfect level; still, you must have enough to carry the 

 water to a gutter behind the stall. The sides should be high 

 enough to prevent any possibility of their biting one an- 

 other, at least six and a half to eight feet in height. It is 

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