CHAPTER XIV. 

 STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY, SYSTEM, ORDER, CLEANLINESS, 



ECONOMY, REGULATION OF TIME OFF, MEAL HOURS, 



CARE OF STABLE REQUISITES. 



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THE very simplicity of stable manage- 

 ment is rendered so confusing by the mis- 

 statements of ignorant or wilful servants 

 that the care of a stable is enshrouded in 

 mystery to many persons who are led to 

 believe that for some occult reason the 

 laws of common sense can be violated 

 with impunity and only the initiated are 

 justified in questioning the opinions and 

 actions of even the most ignorant stable hand ; whereas a 

 person of average intelligence can in a very short time acquire 

 the necessary knowledge for properly conducting a stable. 

 The dominant factors in good stable management, so far as 

 it relates to the horse, are system, cleanliness, the giving of 

 a judicious quantity of good fodder, thorough grooming, a 

 uniform amount of exercise and care on the part of the 

 attendant. 



THE CHARACTER OF STABLE SERVANTS. 



In order to carry these principles into effect it is abso- 

 lutely necessary that the servant in charge should be of good 

 character and enforce the strictest compliance with all orders. 

 Whoever is in charge of the stable, a stud groom, coach- 



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