144 Horses on Board Ship. 



them and the lower part of the animal's chest 

 and abdomen. If they be so tight as to 

 exert pressure on that surface, when the 

 horse is standing up, their presence will have 

 a more or less injurious effect on his organs 

 of breathing and digestion. In rough weather, 

 even when the slings are slackened out to 

 their full limit of efficiency, their presence 

 will endanger the security of his foot-hold, and 

 may thus lead to a serious accident. 



If a stationary horse which is slung, will 

 not bear any weight on his feet, the slings 

 should be at once removed or entirely 

 slackened out ; for their pressure would inter- 

 fere so seriously with his breathing as to kill 

 him in a short time. 



As a rule, one sling to twenty horses will 

 be sufficient. 



