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Race and show horses are frequently covered from tip to toe, 

 hoods, blankets, and bandages being provided to protect them 

 from possible draughts. Unless accustomed to much clothing, 

 horses so covered are liable to become overheated and not ship 

 so well as others that are but lightly blanketed or perhaps not 

 covered at all. The closeness of the quarters insures against a 

 very low temperature if there are many horses in tlie car. Band- 

 ages rolled low around the coronets to protect from tramping, 



Fig. 168. — Just off the car from the West. 



pads about the eyes and poll, and knee pads are often provided 

 as an extra precaution. 



Injury During Shipment. — The chief injury to horses in 

 transit consists of bruises at the point of the hocks. There is 

 little difficulty occasioned by horses getting down in the car, and 

 if they dp get down tliey usually experience little trouble in 

 getting up on their feet again unless old or crippled, as is often 

 the case in the second-hand horse trade. 



The well-nigh inevitable influenza or shipping fever, so-called, 

 could probably be controlled to a certain extent if thorough dis- 

 infection of cars were insisted upon. 



