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quantity of food should be calculated and measured out, 

 in strict accordance with the clean manner in which it is 

 eaten up. 



Beware of amateur horse doctors and the groom or 

 stable man, with his head crammed full of useless and 

 dangerous receipts and experiments, or, as he would term 

 them "fakements,'^ in addition to his wonderful ball pre- 

 scriptions, which are " a family secret." 



The waggon horse, carrier's horse, cab horse, or boat 

 horse, should never be sent out without the nose-bag or 

 nose-tin, and spare cloths or waterproof sheets that will 

 cover the whole body and strap on against the wind while 

 standing still. 



Whole corn, coarse hay, irregular feeding, and careless 

 treatment, are frequently the cause of indigestion in the 

 horse, or chronic colic, as it is called. 



The corn should be kept under lock and key near the 

 stable, and proper shelves and drawers should be fitted for 

 brushes and general tools, and be kept clean and handy for 

 use ; the fork, shovel, and bucket, should be kept outside 

 the stable. 



Some judgment should be brought to bear in feeding 

 working horses at holiday times ; the measure of bran 

 should prevail. 



Singeing and clipping should be performed with great 

 caution, and by no means hurriedly, and none but the very 

 best machines'^ be used, by steady, sober men only. 



The clothing of the horse demands immediate attention 

 after clipping and singeing. It is a well-known fact— 

 and illustrations may often be seen — that the horse is 

 literally smothered with sheet after sheet of clothing and 

 rugs for the first exercise after clipping, and the horse 

 remains so smothered up for days in the stable. After a 

 time the animal is left in the open air in snow or rain, 

 or perhaps a biting frost, altogether unprotected from the 

 elements, which contrasts strongly with the driver, who 

 appears muffled, coated and gloved up, his last innocent 



* " The Newmarket, and Toilet Clippers," manufactured by Mr. W. Bown, 

 308, Summer Lane, Birmingham, are well known all over the World aa 

 thoroughly reliable, and excellent value. 



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