OR, The Turn Out. 



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PRELIMINARY REMARKS. 



" Knowledge is the wing, &c.*' 



N this pushing and go-a-head age the 

 ambition to possess a ''turn out'* is very 

 great, and, when that is attained, the 

 frequent crying evil is want of system 

 and method, and more particularly, kind- 

 ness and patience, in the care and treat- 

 ment of the principal comprising it, 

 namely, the Horse. A thorough knowledge 

 of that noble animal's real use will tend 

 to prevent it from being abused, as it 

 very often is, and would gain its confidence 

 and obedience at all times. 



It is a well - known and acknowledged fact amongst 

 experienced owners, stud grooms, and coachmen generally, 

 that a quicker and more marked improvement is made in 

 the condition and general health and ■ temper of the Horse, 

 and more work can be got out of it with kindly and judicious 

 treatment and permanent system, than by carelessness and 

 bustling. 



Corn without consideration is useless, and it is a grievous 

 truth that many whose business commands the constant use 

 of the Horse, who. have, more or less, from their early days 

 been in possession of one, are generally more careless and 

 reckless, and exhibit greater ignorance, than others whose 

 experience is more limited ; and, it is often found that great 

 want of thought and persistence is shewn by some proprietors 

 and horse-owners towards those whom they employ, and 

 whose duty it is to care for the steeds — intrusting them 

 sometimes to totally ignorant and inexperienced persons, 

 not only in the stable and in the field, but in the public 

 thoroughfares, thus endangering the lives of not only the 

 horse and driver, but the public generally. 



If owners of horses, however small the stud, would be 

 more careful and strict, or systematic, in seeing for them- 

 selves that their " turn out " is not neglected or abused, and 

 if drivers would exercise more patience, adapting themselves 

 bteadily to circumstances, and displaying less disposition to 



