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prevent slipping unless the horse can get the toe of his 

 foot right into it; perhaps the one with a single groove 

 (Fig. 88), if placed transversely in the stall, would be the 

 nearest approach to what is required. 



Fig. 150. — Vitrified Blue Paving Brick. 

 9 inches x 4 J inches x 3 inches deep (4 panels). 



Considerable ingenuity has been devoted to the question 

 of arranging the bricks in the stalls and passages in order 

 to prevent slipping. Fig. 152 shows some of the patterns 

 employed. There are arguments in favour of each, but 

 perhaps that at b and d (Fig. 152) are most suitable. These 



Fig. 151. — Vitrified Blue Paving Brick. 

 8 inches x 2f inches, witli single groove. 



remarks on Fig. 152 apply only to the arrangement of the 

 paving bricks ; the trap seen in the middle of the figure is 

 not approved. 

 The paving of a loose box affords still further scope for 



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