Horses on board ship : a guide to their management

Ability of horses to bear transit by sea -- Percentage of equine mortality at sea -- Horse-carrying ships -- Ventilation -- Preparation of horses before going on board -- Embarking and disembarking horses -- Portable horse-boxes -- Arrangement of horses on board ship -- Head-collars and halters -- Clothing -- Stalls -- Tying-up -- Stationary slinging of horses -- Foot-hold -- Watering horses -- Feeding utensils -- Food and feeding -- Horse attendants and stable duties -- Mucking-out -- Changing horses from one stall to another stall -- Grooming -- Exercise -- Precautions after disembarking -- Cost of transport -- Veterinary remarks -- The War Office and horse transport -- Index.