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corn-sieve, dandriff or dander brush, dusters, manure 

 basket, measures for corn, mane comb, picker, pitchfork, 

 sponges, and shovel. He should also be supplied with a 

 small supply of tow and Stockholm tar; rock salt to re- 

 plenish that in the mangers; saddle soap; chalk in the 

 lump, which, being an antacid, it is good for horses to lick; 

 also a jar of the following hoof-ointment which will be 

 found invaluable in preventing the far too common disease 

 called thrush. 



rvlix all the ingredients well 

 together. Rub well in all 

 .round the hoofs and soles, also 

 work into the clefts of the 

 frogs. 



A subject of equal importance with feeding is Exercise 

 and Work. No horse can be in good health or condition 

 without at least two hours a day exercise unless he be at 

 regular work. As a rule the horses of "the upper ten 

 thousand" get far too little work. Provided he be not 

 over-taxed as to pace and effort, the more a well-fed horse 

 is out in the open air at a brisk walk, with an occasional 

 trot, the better. What work is done by a large majority of 

 ladies' and gentlemen's hacks amounts actually to mere 

 exercise; no wonder then that they becomxC overloaded 

 with fat and a burden to themselves. A corn-fed horse is 

 capable of doing long and continuous work for years and 

 of keeping his condition on it. Mr. Armitage mentions 

 the case of a Scotch mare, "Maggie Lauder." When the 

 fly-boats plied between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the 

 Forth and Clyde Canal, this old mare was stationed to run 

 between Port Dundas and Glasgow Bridge, a distance of 

 eight miles, the time allowed being one hour. After a rest 

 of one hour, the return journey to Port Dundas was made, 



