STABLE MANAGEMENT. ']-}i 



To roll a bandage. — Hold the bandage by the end to which the tapes To roll a 

 are attached, the side on which they are stitched facing you. Double bandage, 

 the tapes into a small bundle about the width of the bandage and lay 

 them across the place they are stitched to, then roll the tapes inside. 

 When the bandage is applied the tapes will then be outside in the most 

 suitable position for fastening. 



Knee caps to protect the knee in case of a fall at exercise are only Knee 

 seen, in the Service, on the charger. They are made of stout woollen or caps, 

 kersey with thick leather bosses on the front, which are shaped to 

 prevent them interfering with the bending of the joint. The top 

 strap, which must be soft and padded on its inner face, should be tight 

 enough to keep the knee cap in position, whilst the lower one should be 

 quite slack, so that the limb may be freely bent when trotting. If these 

 precautions are not observed, knee caps may occasion the very accident 

 they are used to prevent. 



Methods of Securing Horses in Stables. 



A head collar, chain and log are usually supplied for this purpose, but 

 there may be occasions when a head collar is not forthcoming, and a 

 halter is substituted. If a ready made one is not to hand, an efficient To make a 

 article may be made from any rope as follows : — tie a small loop at one halter, 

 end and about four inches further along tie another similar loop. Both 

 loops should be just large enough to admit the free passage of the rope. 

 Now pass the free end through the first and second loops successively. 

 When adjusting, another knot may be added at each loop to prevent 

 slipping. 



Head collar's are generally made of leather, in the Service always, but Head 

 webbing is occasionally employed. The throat lash may be sewn on collars, 

 each side of the cheek piece, or be a separate strap passing over the poll, 

 and attached to the crown piece by a loop. The fit of a head collar is a Fit of head 

 matter which does not invariably receive the attention it should, for one collars, 

 which is so loose as to be easily got rid of teaches the habit of " slipping " 

 the head collar, which is often difficult to overcome. The nose band 

 must be sufficiently loose to admit the free movement of the jaws in 

 mastication and yawning which is the utmost extent the animal requires 

 to open his mouth ; the brow band should be just long enough to allow 

 the cheek pieces to pass from the crown down, without rubbing the bones 

 on each side of the temples or cutting the base of the ears, both of which 

 accidents occur when it is too short ; and the throat lash should not be 

 slacker than admits of easy swallowing. The cheek pieces should end 



