CLAY BEDDING — CLEAN LEGS 



Clay Bedding. — A clay bed made of damp clay assists 

 in cooling the feet in cases of inflammation, such as navicular 

 disease. The horse should be kept standing on it during the 

 daytime and be removed to his box of a night. 



Cleaning Harnes. — The proper way to proceed is to 

 take the harness to pieces so as to ensure all the metal and 

 leather-work being thoroughly cleansed, attended to, and 

 dried ; but this is not possible in every stable. First remove 

 any mud, using a slightly damp sponge and some sound soap 

 which will not spoil the leather, if necessary applying a brush 

 to the parts from which the sponge fails to remove the dirt. 

 The less water used the better, and when the leather is 

 perfectly dry the compo or paste may be lightly applied 

 with a brush and polished with another one, but these 

 brushes must not be hard, or they will scratch the surface. 



Clean Legs. — Legs which are free from blemishes. (See 



Clean Fore-legs. 



Clean Hind-legs. 



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