I04 Horses on Board SJiip. 



suffer from lamlnitis (fever in the feet) than 

 the hind ones. To avoid crowding the 

 exposed deck, which would be a source 

 of inconvenience and even of danger during 

 bad weather, it is well to remove off it, 

 from time to time, all horses which have 

 recovered their health, and which are unpro- 

 vided with stalls on the exposed deck. If^ 

 bad weather comes on, all such animals 

 should be sent below, w^here they will feel the 

 movement of the ship much less than above. 

 The best position for stalls is 'thwart-ship 

 and close to the side of the ship, with the heads 

 of the stalls facing inwards. To facilitate the 

 opening and closing of port-holes, a space of 

 about 2 feet is sometimes left between the ends 

 of the stalls and the side of the steamer ; but 

 the small advantage thus obtained is generally 



