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take the saddle off. Rack him up short enough to prevent 

 rolling. 



If your horse goes lame, he will show you which foot is 

 concerned by dropping his head and ear as the sound foot 

 touches the ground. The natural tendency is to think the 

 opposite. You will often be told, when your horse shows 

 symptoms of lameness in front, that it is in the shoulder ; 

 that is to say, when the cause is not obvious. In most cases 

 the trouble is in the foot. In some cases it is from a very 

 small, incipient splint. Shoulder lameness is possible but 

 extremely improbable where no known accident has occurred 

 to cause it. The seat of lameness behind is seldom in the 

 foot, but nearly always in the hock. 



If, owing to fatigue, bad shoeing, or other cause, your 

 horse should brush a fetlock, don't use a leather boot with 

 a strap and buckle, but tie on a Yorkshire boot made of a 

 strip of blanket and turned down over the tape. 



Never expect hard work of your horse when he is shed- 

 ding his coat. He is as much out of sorts as a moulting 

 canary. 



Much driving spoils a saddle horse, but not an occasional 

 trip in the shafts. 



Don't let your horse's legs be washed. The feet may 

 be, but not the legs. Let them dry, and brush off the. 

 dirt. 



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Busy men often say that the time taken to dress for 

 riding is an obstacle to the practice. But for road-riding a 

 gentleman cannot be too inconspicuously accoutred. He is 

 not out as a sportsman, but merely for a ride. Remember 



