loo Horses on Boai'd Ship. 



on board ship, which I did as far back as the 

 30th March, 1889, in Hayes Sporting News, 

 which I owned and edited in Calcutta. Rough 

 cocoanut matting not only gives a horse firm 

 foot-hold, but also saves him to a great extent 

 from the danger of getting fever in the feet, 

 by enabling him to stand on a substance which 

 is a bad conductor of heat, and which causes 

 the pressure on the ground-surface of his feet 

 to be evenly distributed. 



Every box should be furnished with sling 

 hooks, and also with slings (p. 141), which 

 can be used when required. 



If practicable, the box should be opened 

 morning and evening for cleaning out pur- 

 poses, and when it is possible to exercise the 

 horse. On all other occasions, it should be 

 kept closed. If it is inadvisable to open the 



