MANAGEMENT IN THE STABLE. 



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Sa.wdust makes a useful bedding material, and if there 

 is a saw-mill in tlie neiglibourliood, it will pay to make use 

 of sawdust instead of using straw; the latter can then be 

 sold if the farm or holding is near a town. Wood-shavings 

 can also be used as litter; the great drawback to th&se, how- 

 ever, is that they require to be burnt before they can be 

 utilised as manure. 



Prize Highlaxd Pony Mare, " Fanny." 



Winner of First Prize for Mountain or Moorland Ponies at the Polo Pony Show, 19)2. 



Owner, Sir Georg-e Bnllouf,--!!. 



(Photo by A. J. Howdon.) 



Grooming;. —All stabled horses require a certain amount 

 of grooming if tliey are to be kept in health. Grooming not 



