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rope or canvas, but not of leather, which is 

 apt to get torn by the tongue of the buckle, 

 in the event of strain being put on it. I 

 have seen two cases of horses which were 

 slung on board ship, getting killed by the 

 breast strap giving way in this manner. One 

 of these animals fell out of the sling in which 

 he was being lowered from the exposed deck, 

 and was fatally injured. The other fell for- 

 ward in the stall in which he was slung, and 

 got choked by a rope which had been put 

 round his neck in place of a head-collar. 



Slings are of use to a stationary horse 

 only during fine weather, when he can ease 

 his feet by resting a portion of his weight 

 on them. To permit of his doing this, the 

 slings should be only loose enough to allow 

 of the flat of the hand to be passed between 





