STABLE MANAGEMENT. 6l 



Time for ^s;7'oojning. — As a matter of appearance and cleanliness, Time for 

 horses should be " quartered " (lightly groomed) before going to exercise, grooming, 

 but the "strapping," i.e.^ thorough grooming, is best carried out on 



Fig. I! 



"A Wisp." 

 Commencement, showing two loops 

 formed from one end of rope, and method 

 of twisting the other around them. 



Fig. 19. 



Completed 

 (semi-diagrammatic). 



return from work, unless this has been of a very exhausting nature, when 



horses are better let alone until recovered from fatigue. 



Method of grooming to be adopted. — The horse must be cool and dry. Method of 



Commencing at one side of the Heck immediately behind the ear, the grooming 



to be 

 adopted. 



