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of the manger. This double attachment is not only for 

 greater security, but to ensure the horse lies in the middle 

 of his stall and not with his head under the bail in his 

 neighbour's ground (Fig. 127). 



This is a very important point in stables with bails ; the 

 position horses get into at night, can only be realized by a 

 visit to the stable during the early hours of the morning. 



With a long collar chain they are lying under the bail, 



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Fig. 128. — Removable manger pan (St. Pancras). 



or even in the gutter behind the stalls, with their quarters 

 in the passage. As previously mentioned the most prolific 

 source of injury to all horses in stables is a long head rope 

 or head chain. 



The bail in Fig. 125 it will be observed is cut away in 

 front. If this were not done there is no other alternative 

 with this deep bail but to carry it close to the ground, in 

 order to prevent the horse getting his head and neck fixed 



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