EXPENSES. 19 



suffers as much from one mistake as from the other, the 

 author has given a list in this chapter, and in the one on 

 Stable Management, of what is actually required. It may be 

 stated here that, as much irreparable harm is often done by 

 the inferior quality or ruinous effects of popular labor-saving 

 compounds, it has been deemed advisable to specify well- 

 known standard materials. 



The logical order of presenting the items of this subject 

 would necessitate, first, giving the detailed sums required for 

 the equipment, followed by an enumeration of the running 

 expenses ; but in the present instance this order has been 

 reversed, as the first question which the tyro naturally asks 

 is, what size stable does a given portion of my income 

 represent in terms of horses and carnages ? Therefore an 

 understanding of the monthly expenses of different sized 

 stables, conducted under various conditions, has to be mas- 

 tered before the beginner is in a position to decide upon the 

 dimensions and to consider the original outlay. 



One servant can care for three horses and a stable 

 equipped proportionately with carriages, harness, etc., but 

 for a matter of simplicity and convenience the items are 

 based on the expenses incident to the keeping of one horse. 

 The figures given may serve, however, as a framework upon 

 which the cost of fodder, bedding, shoeing and repairs can 

 readily be made for a much larger establishment. 



STABLE REQUISITES ORIGINAL OUTLAY. 



HORSE CLOTHING, ETC. HORSE CLOTHING. Cent. 



1 Eng. Leather Head Collar, white 1 Day Blanket, fawn kersey, win- 

 front, brass trimmed $250 ter $7 50 



1 Halter Shank with buckle 1 00 1 Night Blanket, fawn burlap, sum- 



1 Night Blanket, fawn burlap, mer 2 00 



winter 2 75 1 Day Blanket, serge, summer .... 3 50 



