ENGLISH HORSES 



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SWAB (for placing round hoof. It is 

 filled with cold water, and helps to 

 reduce inflammation) 



Locking up your stables even in daytime has 

 many advantages, as it enables your stud to eat 

 their food in quietude 

 and to rest afterwards. 

 Whenever a stable- 

 help is admitted he 

 should immediately re- 

 move all droppings, 

 sprinkle disinfectant 

 about, and, above all, 

 see that there are no 

 unnecessary draughts. 



Give water with 

 scrupulous regularity. Nor should the bedding 

 be put under the manger. A horse should stand 

 only on the stable floor in the daytime, and there- 

 fore have no temptation to eat his bedding if 

 there is no food in the manger nor hay in the 

 rack. 



When a horse comes in hot and tired, be sure 

 that no water is given. If you 

 object to such rational treat- 

 ment, do not give anything 

 more than a few gulps of chilled 

 water or a little gruel. But it 

 would be far better to wait 

 until he has cooled down. 



A good grooming — pull his 

 ears gently, so as to rub them 

 quite dry — is a very excellent 

 preventative against chills. Give warm beer gruel, 

 crushed oats with a double handful of beans mixed 

 in chopped hay, and a bowl of bran. 



FETLOCK BOOT 



