62 Horses on Board Ship, 



vicinity. Hydraulic cranes are to be found 

 only on steamers of good class. 



For slinging horses during embarkation or 

 disembarkation, it is essential that the boom of 

 the derrick or jib (projecting arm) of the 

 crane should be sufficiently long to prevent 

 the animal touching the side of the ship or 

 coamings of the lighter into which he may be 

 lowered. Also, he ought to be raised high 

 enough to avoid letting him touch the deck, 

 by doing which, he is liable to get injured. 



The process of slinging is employed not 

 only for taking horses on board and putting 

 them over the side, but also for raising and 

 lowering them from one deck to another deck. 

 In lowering a horse from one deck (generally 

 the exposed deck), it will be necessary to 

 lower him on to the hatch ; but in bringing 



