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and range at large in the stable during the night, which 
subjects them to the liability of being kicked by their neigh¬ 
bours, besides keeping all the others awake. To prevent 
this, the web of the halter should be accurately fitted to the 
neck, and made so as to slip only one way ; to this a strap 
must be attached, so as to buckle round the neck, taking 
care that it is not too tight. 
PAWING. 
This is a disagreeable and very bad habit, and proceeds 
from an irritable temper. Bruised feet and sprained legs too 
often proceed from it. The shoes are quickly worn down in 
front, and the litter considerably wasted. The only remedy 
for this is the use of shackles, to which should be attached 
a chain sufficiently long to allow the horse to shift his posture 
and move about in his stall. These to be used only in the 
daytime, as if kept on at night the horse will not lie down. 
ROLLING. 
Horses that roll in the stable are apt to be injured from 
want of sufficient room, and also to get entangled in the 
halter; and, strange as it may appear, although he may get 
severely hurt and be nearly choked by the halter, he will 
repeat it night after night. The only thing which will 
prevent him from rolling, is to give him just enough of 
collar to enable him to lie down, but so short that his head 
will not touch the ground, because it is impossible he can 
roll over without resting his head upon the ground. If a 
horse is in a field, rolling is a harmless and even healthful 
amusement. 
WEAVING. 
Animals of an impatient, irritable temper, that dislike 
