LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



FIG. PAGE 



1. Horses in double stalls . . . . .19 



2. Bow of steamer ...... 41 



3. Side of steamer . . . . . -45 



4. Gangway . 59 



5. Disembarking sling ..... 63 



6. Raising horse out of lighter .... 65 



7. Disembarking horses ..... 67 



8. 69 



9- 7 1 



10. Landing horse on pier . . . . -73 



IT. Removing slings . . . . . -75 



12. Portable horse-box . . . . -85 



13- 8 7 



H- ,, 8 9 



15- 93 



1 6. Main deck . . . . ... .105 



17. Halter in 



18. Stalls with single breast-boards. . . .121 



19. A round turn and two half hitches . . 137 



20. A slippery hitch . . . . . 137 



21. A clove hitch . ...... 137 



22. Bad type of feeding bucket . . . 159 



23. Vacant double stall, with freeing port . .197 



24. Horse with his tail badly rubbed . . .231 



