44 NOTES FOR HUNTING-MEN 



impossible), quite the worst place for it. If any 

 part of the box more than another should be kept 

 pure and sweet it is the place where its occupant 

 feeds. The ammonia fumes, too, are injurious to 

 his eyes when standing over his manger, as he is 

 bound to do when racked up in the morning. 

 During the hunting season, when all the horses 

 are not required daily for exercise, a reliable man 

 should be left in, to see to various things that 

 have to be done. 



He should be ordered by the stud groom to go 

 round and see that all unoccupied boxes have 

 doors and windows opened to the fullest extent, 

 that all the floors are clean and free from drop- 

 pings, that the clothing is hung up (if fine) to air, 

 instead of being, as is so often the case, tucked 

 into the manger ; and, finally, that all the racks 

 are filled with hay ready for the horses' return. 



Clothing should be well brushed as well as 

 aired daily, and the same rug should not 



Clothing , 1 • • 1 



be next the horse s skm night and day. 

 As regards exercising in clothing, that is a 

 question which so much depends on the weather 

 that no hard and fast rule need be laid down. 

 Personally, I am against unduly coddling hunters. 

 In the way of business they have to do a lot of 

 slow work on very inclement days, without any 

 protection, and, if you exercise at the time I have 



