96 THE HORSE 



often everything is shut up at night, and the heat 

 and foul air which meet one when the door is 

 opened in the morning is eloquent testimony to 

 the need for more thorough ventilation. The 

 windows can at least be left open all night, and 

 bars or stout wire netting can be fixed across the 

 opening to prevent the entrance of undesirable in- 

 truders. 



Maistgers 



The modern manger is usually made of iron, 

 and although preferable, from the point of view 

 of cleanliness, to the old wooden manger, it is very 

 often made much too small and shallow. A pro- 

 jectmg lip on the inside certainly, to some extent, 

 prevents the food from spilling ; but, as a rule, the 

 manger is much too small to hold a big feed of 

 cut hay and oats without waste. Almost every 

 horse noses a mixed feed about, and unless he has 

 plenty of room a certain amount is bound to get 

 spilt. A most satisfactory manger is in reality 

 intended to hold the hay, and is deep and low, 

 and the horse can root about m it to his heart's 

 content without losing a morsel of his food. 



The usual method of attachment of a horse to 

 the stall is by a rope fastened to the head-stall, 



