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In the enclosures the horses are perfectly free to roam 

 about as they will, they rest if they -wish it without dis- 

 turbance, and if the soil is sandy as it should be, they get 

 all the grooming they need. Sand is an excellent thing for 

 cleaning the skin. As a matter of fact, owing to the sand- 

 bath, and the regular and sufficient exercise, it is found 

 that after a time they carry perfect coats, and the mane 

 and tail are entirely free from scurf. 



The description of one paddock suffices for all the others, 

 the number of which depends entirely on the proposed 

 strength of the depot. To facilitate description we have 

 supposed a depot is being arranged for 1,000 horses ; to 

 accommodate this number four paddocks such as have just 

 been described would be necessary. 



These paddocks are placed side by side, each possessing 

 a 20 foot gate made in two halves leading into the ring. 



Within the area bounded by the exercising track is placed 

 the enclosure for watering the horses. By pumps and in 

 other ways water is brought into a sufficient number of 

 troughs for the watering of 1,000 animals, and the total 

 capacity of these must not be less than 3,000 gallons. 

 They are best made of galvanized iron in portable lengths, 

 and are arranged to communicate when fixed up, so that 

 the pump delivers into one and fills the whole lot. 



It is advantageous, and imperative if large numbers of 

 horses are being imported weekly, to have a second water- 

 ing enclosure, where the new arrivals may be dealt with 

 until their freedom from disease is determined. This 

 second watering place is indicated in Fig. 219. These 

 watering enclosures are made of upright posts and wire, 

 exactly as previously described, should be large enough to 

 contain 260 horses at one time, and must afford 400 feet of 

 standing room at the troughs. 



Each watering enclosure has only one gate, and it opens 

 into the ring. 



Hitherto the various gates have been indicated but not 

 described. The opening of each gate should not be less 

 than 20 feet, and the structure may be made in two halves. 



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