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CHAPTER II. 

 Clothing Bedding Stable Gear. 



CLOTHING BANDAGES BOOTS CLOTHS BEDDING STRAW SAW- 

 DUST SAND TAN NOSEBAGS FOMENTING BUCKETS AND SHOES 

 OAT-BRUISING MACHINE ARTICLES USED IN GROOMING. 



Clothing. For the maintenance of high condition in 

 the horse, it is requisite that he should be supplied, in 

 the stable, with an ample quantity of warm clothing 

 short of causing him to perspire. Clothing not alone 

 stimulates the skin to acfc, and guards the animal from 

 the ill effects of chill, but also aids in maintaining the 

 internal temperature of the body, thereby supplement- 

 ing one of the most important offices of food. To avoid 

 overweighting the horse too much, it is advisable to use 

 only good English clothing of close material and not too 

 heavy. During the cold months, a suit of warm clothing 

 by day, with an extra rug at night, will generally be 

 sufficient. As a rule, hoods may be dispensed with, 

 though a " night cap " may be put on at night. This 

 article is a short hood about a foot long, and is made to 

 fit close round the throat. Ordinary hoods, if buckled 

 to the body-piece, are apt during the night to prove un- 

 comfortable to the horse; while, if unattached, they 



