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FOOT-HOLD IN STALLS. 



On pages 95 to 100, I have emphasised the 

 necessity of giving horses at sea good foot- 

 hold. Although coir mats act admirably for 

 this purpose in portable horse-boxes, they are 

 not generally applicable to stalls, on account 

 of the difficulty in mucking-out which their 

 presence would entail. As the fore legs of a 

 horse bear more weight than the hind ones, 

 their stability is of special importance. I have 

 accordingly found that the requirements of 

 foot-hold for horses in stalls is amply fulfilled, 

 as a rule, by placing their fore feet on a non- 

 slippery surface, such as a coir mat or a thick 



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