HABITATIONS 803 



other cause, exclusive of kicking. It is inconceivable at 

 times how horses manage to get into difficulties, the most 

 common one, of course, being a fore or sometimes a hind 

 leg over the collar shank. 



Whatever method is used to secure the head whether 

 rope, leather, or chain, there must be a counterpoise at 



Kg. 112. — Manger fittings, with hay-rack let into the wall and manger 

 sloping away from the knees (Musgrave). 



the other end so that the collar shank is never slack ; no 

 horse can get a leg over one that is taut. 



Great ingenuity has been shown in devising methods of 

 fastening. Some are seen in Figs. 113 to 116, and all of 

 these are safe, and what is not unimportant are noiseless. 

 Most tying arrangements are attached directly or indirectly 

 to the manger, so that the latter must be securely fitted as 



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