CONTENTS. 



. FIRST CHAPTER. 

 STABLING P. 13 to 70. 



CONSTRUCTION OF STABLES P. 13 to 42. Bad Stables Sit. 

 uation of Stables Damp Stables New Stables Size of Stables- 

 Arrangement of Stalls Double-headed Stables The Walls DOOM 

 Windows Window-Shutters The Roof The Floor Drains 

 Declivity of the Stall Precautions against Rats Partitions between 

 Horses Standing Bales Gangway Bales Tra vises Stall-Posts 

 Width of Stalls Hay-Racks Mode of filling R.acks Mangers- 

 Water Mangers. 



VENTILATION OF STABLES P. 42 to 59. General State of- 

 Difference between a Hot Stable and a Foul Stable Object of Yen- 

 tilation Pure Air Use of Air Impure Air Evils of Impure Air 



-^Modes of Ventilating Stables Outlets for Impure Air Inlets for 

 Pure Air Objections to Ventilation. 



STABLE APPENDAGES P. 59 to 70. Loose Boxes Hay-Cham- 

 ber Straw Granary Grain-Chest Boiler-House Water-Pond 

 Stable-Yard Shed Harness-Room Stable-Cupboard Groom's 

 Bedroom Stables of Mr. Gibbons Stalls of Mr. Pell. 



SECOND CHAPTER. 

 STABLE OPERATIONS P. 71 to 135. 



STABLEMEN P. 72 to 82. How Taught Character of The 

 Coachman The Groom Untrained Grooms Boys Strappers 

 Foreman Drivers. 



GROOMING P. 82 to 104. Dressing before Work Dressing Vicious 

 Horses Utility of Dressing Want of Dressing Lice Dressing 

 after Work Scraping Walking a Heated Horse Walking a Wet 

 Horse Wisping a Wet Horse Clothing a Wet Horse Removing 

 the Mud Washinsr Wet Less Bathing. 



OPERATIONS OF" DECORATION P. 104 to 122. Uses and 

 Properties of the Hair Docking Nicking Dressing the Tail- 

 Dressing the Mane Trimming the Ears Cropping the Ears 

 Trimming the Muzzle and Face Trimming the Heels and Legs 

 Hand-Rubbing the Legs Singeing Shaving Clipping Utility of 

 Clipping Objections to Clipping To give a Fine Coat. 



