84 Horses on Board Ship. 



Wooden runners quite smooth on their under- 

 sides are to be fitted underneath each box to 

 facilitate hauling it about the deck. Each box 

 to be fitted for hoisting with a horse in it, and 

 when horses have to live in them on board, each 

 must have a painted cover fitted on a frame 

 in such a way as to ensure protection from the 

 weather.'* I think that 6 feet 6 inches would 

 be a better length than 6 feet 3 inches, and 

 that the width inside might be increased to 

 3 feet, so as to allow room for a man to get 

 into the box alongside the horse, in order to 

 arrange his clothing, pick up a foot, or perform 

 any other necessary detail. In making this 

 suggestion for increased width, I do not forget 

 that under ordinary circumstances it is accom- 

 panied by decreased stability on the part of the 

 animal, which obtains support during the lively 



