HUNTERS 



electric fans are now fitted, and serve in an 

 admirable manner to produce constant circula- 

 tion of air inside the building. Some grooms, 

 when they have a sick horse to deal with, 

 believe in shutting the door and window, 

 thereby producing an overheated condition of 

 the atmosphere within. Nothing could be 

 more deleterious, and the idea is based upon a 

 misconception. 



The decomposition of organic matter is 

 favoured by heat and moisture, and this is 

 exactly what occurs under the foregoing circum- 

 stances, more especially if the drainage of the 

 stable, and the bedding, are not kept in the best 

 of order. The floor should be swept daily, the 

 drains flushed with some disinfectant, and all 

 soiled particles of straw removed, certainly not 

 less than three times per day. Each time this 

 is done, shake up the bedding, lift up the 

 animal's feet, and if necessary use the foot-pick. 

 During the summer, the body only requires 

 very light clothing in the day-time, substituting 

 a slightly heavier rug for night wear, unless the 

 weather is excessively hot. Pay particular 

 attention to the hygiene of the body each time 



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