Portable Horse-boxes. 95 



The feeding trough or manger which is pro- 

 vided with a sea-going horse-box, is generally 

 much too narrow. It should be at least 13 

 inches deep and 13 inches broad at the top, 

 about 22 inches wide, and the sides should 

 slope towards the centre, so as to help the 

 animal to reach his food. 



With respect to the nature of \hzfloor upon 

 which a horse will have to stand in a box 

 during a sea voyage, we should bear in mind 

 that loss of foothold is a very serious danger 

 from which he is liable to suffer during 

 bad weather. The famous Blue Gown, 

 Prince lo, Ossory, who was own brother to 

 Ormonde, and scores of other valuable animals 

 have lost their lives from stress of weather 

 during the short passage across the Atlantic. 

 These accidents usually occur from the horse 



