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to the air, with the whole door open every 

 morning while the horse is out. 



5. Keep your " kit " to yourself, and 

 don't allow anything that may have touched 

 any improperly cared-for horse to touch 

 you or your horse. 



6. If your nose-bag is not a new one, have 

 it washed and steeped in strong disinfectant 

 before you use it, and allow to thoroughly dry. 

 Always after use turn it inside out, and leave 

 the inside exposed to the sunlight whenever 

 possible. Nose-bags require frequent clean- 

 ings and dryings. Caked food at the bottom 

 of the bag is, being dark and damp, an ideal 

 culture medium for germs. 



Now, in a word, these six rules only 

 mean — get your stable thoroughly clean, 

 and keep it so, but you must not forget 

 that, when you go on a railway journey, a 

 horse-box is your stable for the time being. 

 I always sent on a boy in advance to disin- 

 fect the horse-box before any of my race- 

 horses were allowed to go on a journey. 



About these rules — I do not think they 



