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CHAPTEK VII 



STABLE SERVANTS 



It is hardly necessary to impress on you that the 

 well-being of your stud depends on your having a 

 The head g^^d head groom. The larger your 

 ^^'""''™ stables the more capable must this man 

 be ; but even if it consists of only two horses, the 

 man in charge must be a really good stableman, 

 by which I mean, he must have a thorough know- 

 ledge of horses, be fond of them, and competent to 

 dress and turn them out in a workmanlike way. 

 The need for sobriety and trustworthiness goes 

 without saying, and by trustworthiness I infer that 

 he can be depended on to carry out any orders he 

 may receive from you. 



It is all very well to talk about being one's 

 own head groom. I have done it, as I mentioned 

 at the commencement of this work, but the results 

 were hardly satisfactory. No gentleman with any 

 other occupation in life can give the time and 

 attention which are absolutely necessary if a stable 

 is to be carried on properly. Good strappers, men 



