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with a hammer, and when the horse puts his weight on 

 them it will drive them " home." The plugs will last for 

 three or four days, and are both cheap and easily renewed. 

 When you require to take them out, another quiet tap or 

 two (delivered a little at the side) will start them, owing to 

 the taper on the part that fits into the shoe. 



"Hot Fitting."— I entirely approve of this, when 

 properly conducted. It would need a very lengthy appli- 

 cation of a hot shoe to affect the hoof to any depth — quite 

 four minutes to cause a marked increase of temperature 

 in the upper part of the foot — while, in reality, the hot 

 shoe is not usually applied for more than three or four 

 seconds. 



Temperature of Stables. — The average temperature 

 of a stable should be about 48° F. Never clip until the 

 whole of the winter coat has appeared — then do it once for 

 the entire season. Leaving the saddle-place undipped will 

 be more likely to provoke galls than to prevent them. 



Supply of Hay. — Six pounds of hay per diem is quite 

 sufficient for a horse, when plenty of other food is given. 

 Too much hay is a mistake. 



Quartern. — Everybody knows that this weighs 2jlbs. 



Stable Forks. — Do away with steel, and use wooden 

 ones. 



Shoes. — A set ought to last four weeks, unless the work 

 be constant and the going very hard. 



Hunting Scarlet.— Do not don red in the hunting 



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