210 THE HORSE. 
will be always provided with what he must occasionally obtain from some 
source or other. No establishment can be considered complete which 
does not provide plenty of hot water when wanted ; and if it is heated in 
the saddle-room, so much the better. 
THE NEXT THING TO BE DONE is to give the groom the means of drying 
his saddles and harness by the heat of his fire. The former are easily 
deprived of the moisture arising from the sweat, by putting them in front 
of the fire, spread on an airer of the annexed form, which is an excellent 
contrivance for the purpose, and may be obtained of any large saddler, in 
wood, for a few shillings. In addition to this, what is called a “saddle 
horse” is required, which may either be of wood or iron, If the former, 
it should have a drawer or two, to hold small articles in common use. 
The following is the form of those made of iron, resembling in general 
IRON SADDLE HORSE. 
plan the wooden horse, but being lighter in appearance, though really 
quite as heavy, if not more so. The same horse is useful for cleaning 
harness upon, the pad or saddle being put over the top, and the bridle 
hanging at either end, while it is being cleaned. 
WHEN THE SADDLES AND HARNESS are cleaned, they must be put away 
till wanted; and here they must be protected from injury, either in the 
shape of scratches, damp, or dust. Harness and saddle brackets are made 
cither of wood or iron; the formereing the cheaper, but the surface they 
present being necessarily larger, they do not allow the stuffing to dry so 
well as 1ron brackets ot the annexed form, which are made to turn up and 
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SADDLE BRACKETS, ; 
form a hook below, on which bridles may be hung. This is a capital plan 
where space is scanty, but otherwise it is not to be reeommended. Where 
ong cupboard can be separated off by hanging doors, either of glass or 
