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result. To groom a horse properly 

 requires a considerable amount of time, 

 and much skill and exertion ; it is 

 therefore necessary, unless grooms are 

 very trustworthy, that owners of horses 

 should know when their horses are 

 groomed, and should also see that it 

 is done thoroughly. A well-groomed 

 horse gives evidence of the fact in the 

 clean, shining, and healthy appearance 

 of the coat, and if the hand be rubbed 

 against the hairs it is not soiled by 

 them. If, on the contrary, the horse 

 is not well-groomed, the coat will be dull, 

 staring, and unsightly, and patches of 

 dirt may be seen upon it, while if the 



