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enforced at the commencement, will ultimately 

 maintain itself without much subsequent trouble : 

 in fact, when once accustomed to this order and 

 cleanliness, the men feel the comfort of it, and 

 continue it for their own sakes, if not for the 

 horse's. 



The first duty of every morning is, of course, to 

 dress the horse : unless it rains, this process should 

 never be allowed in the stable. The horse should 

 always be led out into the yard : a horse can never 

 be properly cleaned in his stall ; the dust settles 

 upon him again, and dirties the stable, the harness, 

 and every thing else. Independently of this, it 

 tends to make a horse vicious in his stall. Fewi 

 horses that are possessed of much spirit, like a pro- 

 per dressing ; they generally plunge a little while 

 undergoing the operation, and in the confined space 

 of the stall they may seriously injure themselves, 

 even if the groom is dexterous enough to escape. 

 It also makes them restless and suspicious of 

 approach in the stable, and it is undoubtedly the ) 

 first cause of crib-biting. If a horse appears to 

 suffer very considerably under the curry-comb, it 

 should be examined, to see if the teeth are not too 

 sharp, and of course, if found to be so, they should 

 be filed down, or an old comb substituted. Some 

 horses are more tender in their skin than others ; 



