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down over the eyes halfway to the nose. I prefer 

 the cord ones ; the fringes are always flat and in 

 contact with the face, whereas the leather ones are 

 liable to curl up at the ends and allow the flies to 

 get underneath. The cotton ones are easier mended 

 than the leather. 



Fly Whisks (chaurie). 



I always give each " syce " a fly whisk to keep 

 flies off the horse while at exercise, or when he 

 is holding him anywhere. They are very cheap, 

 last a long time, and if not provided, the "syce" 

 will arm himself with a dirty duster or rag of 

 some sort for the purpose. I may, perhaps, be too 

 sensitive on this point, but to see a dirty rag 

 flourished about an otherwise well-turned-out animal 

 is to me a great eyesore. 



Cleaning Horse Clothing, and Storing it in the 

 Summer. 



It never enters the head of a " syce " that 

 clothing requires to be cleaned. It should be fre- 

 quently hung out in the sun and well beaten with 

 a stick, like a carpet is, and then well brushed on 

 both sides with a stiff clothes-brush. If necessary, 

 it should be laid out flat and scrubbed with a 



