. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. STABLE MANAGEMENT. 67 to lie down at ease, but not so wide that it will attempt to turn around in it. Such attempts may lead to serious consequences. Where the stall has a sloping floor, the bedding should be spread so as to equalize the difference and present a level surface. A horse rests much better on a level bed than on one so sloping as to give the constant sensation of slipping into the gutter. STABLE HABITS AND VICES. Horses which stand idle in their stalls for any considerable part of
. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. STABLE MANAGEMENT. 67 to lie down at ease, but not so wide that it will attempt to turn around in it. Such attempts may lead to serious consequences. Where the stall has a sloping floor, the bedding should be spread so as to equalize the difference and present a level surface. A horse rests much better on a level bed than on one so sloping as to give the constant sensation of slipping into the gutter. STABLE HABITS AND VICES. Horses which stand idle in their stalls for any considerable part of the time, are liable to learn unpleasant habits, while other and more serious faults come from innate or acquired viciousness. One. Fig. 46.—INDIA-EUBBBK HOKSE OOVEB. of the worst habits is that of kicking in the stall. This undoubtedly comes at first from nervous restlessness, and finally grows by use to a confirmed habit. Mares are more likely to acquire the habit than geldings. Animals that are perfectly kind and otherwise peaceable w^ill sometimes learn to keep up a steady tattoo at night with their heels against the sides of their stalls. Capped hocks and other injuries are common results, to say nothing of the damage to the stalls. It is useless to punish a horse by whipping for this habit. Indeed, when fully confirmed, it is scarcely ever permanently cured. It may be restrained by suspending a horizontal bar immediately. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Martin, George A. , d. 1904. New York : Orange Judd Company
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