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THE CARE OF HORSES 



don't punish them ; talk to them instead, between 

 the ' dust puffing ' or ' stable hiss ' so necessary to 

 prevent a groom breathing in the poisonous dust 

 from the horse's coat. Lay your dandy-brush 

 aside, take the body-brush in the right hand and 

 the curry-comb in the left, and don't be afraid 



Photo by\ [W. Shawcross. 



FIG. 4. — KEEP A HAND ABOVE THE HOCK, IN CASE HE FEELS 

 INCLINED TO KICK OR FIDGET. 



of using plenty of ' elbow-grease.' Go all over 

 the body and legs, beginning this time on the off 

 or right side, frequently rubbing the brush on the 

 curry-comb, which gathers the dirt from the brush, 

 and tap it sideways on the stable floor to knock the 

 dirt out. Work always from the neck across the 



