CLOTHING 



in winter are recommended ; whilst cotton check for use 

 during the day, and a thin blanket for night are recom- 

 mended for summer purposes — a word of warning being 

 added to the effect that if an owner gives an order and 

 pays for wool he should make certain that he gets it. There 



Clothing and Bandages. 



must, of course, be additional under-cloths provided, excepting 

 in very hot weather, when a plain cotton sheet will be amply 

 sufficient for the daytime, the number and weight of these 

 under-cloths being left to the discretion of the man in charge. 

 The under-cloths, not being seen, may be of any colour or 

 pattern so long as they fulfil their purpose of keeping the horse 

 warm, and can be properly secured upon him. As a rule 

 they take the form of Whitney blankets, which may or may 

 not buckle in front of the breast, though it must be obvious 

 that if several are used they cannot all fasten in front, but 

 that some of them must be kept in place by the roller which 

 goes round the body. 



A full set of clothing for day wear consists of a hood 

 (which is very seldom used in the stable, but is worn out- 

 of-doors if the horse is going on a journey, or is being 



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