CHAPTER XVII. 



CONDITIONING, MOUTHING, EXERCISING, TRIMMING, PULLING THE 



MANE, HOGGING, DOCKING, CLIPPING, SINGEING, 



PASTURING AND WINTERING. 



THE subjects dealt with in 

 this chapter, together with 

 those considered in the pre- 

 ceding one, are those which 

 have especial reference to the 

 treatment required to establish 

 and maintain the horse in a 

 healthful, useful and presenta- 

 ble condition. The constitution, temperament and peculiari- 

 ties of horses vary to such an extent, and the many other cir- 

 cumstances attending the care of horses bear so much weight, 

 that it is impossible to offer specific advice. On the other 

 hand, the reader should hesitate and demand common-sense 

 reasons for any radical changes in the care of his horses 

 before permitting his servant to deviate from the suggestions 

 here given. The writer's advice may not always be the best, 

 but it will be found conservative, and the owner can, by a 

 little experimenting, discover how quickly the condition of 

 the horse indicates the practice of a fallacious theory. 



CONDITIONING. 



Conditioning is the term applied to the preparation of a 

 horse for the work which he is intended to regularly per- 



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