2IO Horses on Board Ship. 



had no exercise for, say, a month, ought not 

 to be obliged to walk more than half a mile to 

 a place where they can be put up in loose 

 boxes or small enclosures, so that they may 

 gradually accustom themselves to narrowly 

 restricted movement for some days, and their 

 exercise should then be increased little by 

 little until all danger of laminitis has past. 

 The limit of three months before the resump- 

 tion of hard work after a voyage of, say, a 

 month's duration, is in accordance with the 

 opinion of all veterinary surgeons who have 

 had experience in this subject. In cases of 

 extreme necessity, such as those of war, it 

 might be reduced to three weeks, but even 

 then the resulting percentage of loss would 

 be high. If horses have been exercised on 

 board, they will of course be able to resume 



