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- 

 cedinof 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 ser\^ant~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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