A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



without hiring extra help. Don't trust en- 

 tirely to appearances when purchasing; try 

 to glean some disinterested opinions to guide 

 you. Country folks gossip about horses 

 as much as summer-resort visitors do about 

 the latest arrival. 



The stable should be light, well ventilated, 

 and free from draughts. Bed deeply at night, 

 cutting as for the cow's stable, if time will 

 permit. Either give your horse a box-stall, 

 leaving it loose to lie as it pleases, or a narrow 

 stall with a tie rope or chain arranged to work 

 on a pulley and counterweight, so remov- 

 ing the danger of the horse getting chain or 

 rope under its leg when lying down, to hobble 

 the poor beast when getting up again. A 

 stall too wide may tempt a horse to roll. 

 Then the restricted space prevents it being 

 able to regain its balance, and severe accidents 

 are the results. Therefore, allow no medium 

 in your horse's sleeping apartment, for in 

 this instance it would not be happy or safe. 



Grooming is of the utmost importance. 

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