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soaking up moisture, but it is also hurtful from a sanitary 

 point of view. The dung and soiled litter are generally 

 removed by means of a skep. 



Fig. 35. Twisting in ends of straw bedding. 



With straw bedding, the groom places the edge of the 

 skep close to the dung, which he tilts into this receptacle 

 by raising the straw behind it with his right hand, while 

 he holds the skep in the left ; or having placed the 

 skep between his legs, and sloping downwards and 



