HORSES ON BOARD SHIP. 



ABILITY OF HORSES TO BEAR 

 'TRANSIT BY SEA. 



UNDER favourable arrangements and in small 

 numbers, horses bear a sea voyage almost as 

 well as a sojourn in a loose box for a similar 

 period ; but their percentage of mortality is 

 generally high when the shipment is large. 

 In this respect, their power of resistance is 

 much less than that of mules ; apparently 

 because they are as a rule bigger ; the weight 

 of their bodies, as compared to the strength 

 of their legs and feet, is heavier ; and 

 they are not so hardy. 



