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your horse's head is down, snap this rope into the ring on top of 

 the halter and pass up through ring over his head, through 

 ring on side of the stall and hang a weight there ; that will 

 take up the slack of the rope the moment that he raises his 

 head. Hitch him in this way only ; he cannot roll oyer or get 

 cast in the stall, as you will see it is impossible for him to turn 

 his head around. 



Question, What do you think of grooming a horse ? 



Answer, When you are grooming a horse you must remem- 

 ber that horses are like people, some have a very thin skin and 

 are very tender. One-half of the grooms of to-day when using their 

 wirry-combs and brush, bear on with the curry-comb as hard as 

 {)Ossible, the result is that a thin skinned horse cannot and will 

 not stand it. I have seen many high-bred horses, trotters and 

 runners that have been made vicious biters and strikers, caused 

 by ignorant grooming. JSTow when you find a horse that has a 

 very thin skin run the curry-omb over him light and easy and 

 soft as possible, getting most of the dust out with a good brush. 



