CHAPTER XIV. 



STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY, SYSTEM, ORDER, CLEANLINESS, 



ECONOMY, REGULATION OF TIME OFF, MEAL HOURS, 



CARE OF STABLE REQUISITES. 



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 impunit}' 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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