STABLE MANAGEMENT 



ability he possesses. A coachman or stud-groom 

 should receive some reward for the economies he 

 practises ; should be, in a way, sharer in the 

 results of any retrenchment which, while main- 

 taining the efficiency of the service, he is able to 

 effect. 



An employer may well say to such a man, " I 

 am prepared to spend so much per month per 

 horse for feed, so much for repairs, so much for 

 fresh horses, etc. Upon any diminution of 

 these expenses which you are able to effect still 

 affording me the first-class service I require, I 

 am ready to pay you a certain percentage " 

 (twenty-five per cent or fifty per cent, according 

 to circumstances). " If, however, your manage- 

 ment causes this outlay, which I find from in- 

 quiry is reasonable, to be exceeded, you must 

 go." If, in addition to this, the head man is 

 always allowed to engage his own subordinates, 

 which promotes harmony and general efficiency, 

 it will be found that he is quite certain to work 

 with an eye single to his employer's interests. 



Upon the invariably usable condition of one's 

 horses depends the satisfaction in keeping them, 

 and many of our current stable methods are cal- 

 culated to rejoice the heart of horse dealer and 

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