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that after the brush has been passed 

 along the back of the horses' stalls, a 

 little disinfecting fluid, or, better still, 

 powder, is thrown down. All these 

 things require a master's eye. It is 

 the little details of stable management 

 which make for success, and however 

 keen a groom may be, the knowledge 

 that the "guv'ner takes a pride in his 

 horses " should always be behind him. 

 Feeding, — The question of food is 

 of as great importance as any. The 

 horse requires as much attention in 

 the matter of diet as a human being, 

 and this is what too many men fail 

 to realise. They give to an animal 



